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bodiesinbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder
nyoom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
iviarelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book does an incredible job making the fantastical seem mundane. The House is simply Piranesi's home, his World, his entire existence... of course it's mundane to him. It's a really neat contrasting effect against just how magical and unreal the House would be to us.
And that's not even touching the mysteries and conflicts at the heart of the story. Piranesi has to discover the truth of the House, and why he's here and remembers nothing but the House, no matter how much he wants to avoid it. The mystery was gripping, and while I felt I had a decent grasp of it well before the halfway mark, the journey to the end was still very enjoyable, if you can say that for such a dark series of events.
Also, the very last pages, wherein
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Dementia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
kake's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Excrement, and Vomit