A review by sunflower7skull
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Very interesting book. Very psychological with a very slow start, but I found it very intruiging as I continued, especially with the unreliable narrator aspect. I enjoyed the mystery, though I found it somewhat predictable at times. I honestly don't get the hype myself, but I can see why others would like it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Excrement, and Vomit

Warning for amnesia / character not in stable mindset at all!