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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

annasherue's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mmp5's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

exterus's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

lemonlemonster's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Such great writing and imaginative setting. I read this right after I read a novel set in the  pandemic and felt that they were in conversation in a way i didn’t expect (even though this was published in 2020 and i imagine written primarily before covid) - lots of feelings of having your world shrink and making the most of it the best you can, seeing details and appreciating things you might have dismissed before.

hannahcorness's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • 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

5.0

sunnyr136's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

carolinacortes's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

What a creepy little labyrinth Clarke has woven! Extremely annoying for the first ten percent or so, then she somehow sucks you into the story and refuses to let you stop reading until you've finished it. 

bdoyle01's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked this book a lot. I thought the ending could have been pretty disappointing but I really liked the way it was wrapped up. The culty stuff in the middle almost turned me off but I’m glad I finished it.

roseragnes's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0