A review by mindfulnessmagpie
Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke
5.0
I'm trying to be more sparing with five stars, but when I can't find a fault with a book there's little else I can give it.
This is a wonderful puzzle box of a story. It unfolds at just the right pace and I was hooked throughout. The fantasy is subtle but existent and it was genuinely brilliantly written. I loved Strange and Norell, Ladies of Grace Adieu and now this. It was just the right length and finished exactly where it should have.
I was even so captivated I enjoyed calmly flicking through the blank pages at the end after the 'about the author'.
This is a wonderful puzzle box of a story. It unfolds at just the right pace and I was hooked throughout. The fantasy is subtle but existent and it was genuinely brilliantly written. I loved Strange and Norell, Ladies of Grace Adieu and now this. It was just the right length and finished exactly where it should have.
I was even so captivated I enjoyed calmly flicking through the blank pages at the end after the 'about the author'.