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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

404 reviews

ang44's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Beloved child of the House, and the immeasurable and infinite beauty and kindness of the House... The beauty of both the scenery and the emotion in these pages was astounding to me. I didn't expect this story to be a fantasy - turned into a real-world mystery twist, but it was, and I think it's a very well-written story for anyone open to the genre-bending and the fantastical elements that can intertwine into other types of stories. 
At times, I struggled to actually focus on some of the more technical descriptions of the house and just hoped that the really important details would be clear from doing a good skim (which they were!). 
Overall, it was well-written, I found many of the twists very unexpected, the main character was Good and Right and Kind and loveable, and it really made me feel good at the end of it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, and Gaslighting

beetree's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

That was really quite delightfully different and lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Minor: Death

ursa_arlo's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I really liked this book, especially the slow unraveling of Myself's mystery and the descriptions of the House, but I think I was led astray by all of the positive reviews. 

Because, while Piranesi is a good book with an interesting format and mystery, I have read similar books that are similar in subject that hit a little harder and push the boundaries a little further. (A personal favourite is Beneath the world, a sea.) So ultimately I was a bit disappointed by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood

garnethalo's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Instead of watching a man lose his mind, I enjoyed watching him find it! A wonderfully written story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Death

lonelylooper's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Dementia, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Slavery, Death, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Deadnaming, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Cursing

bufalowevr's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Gun violence

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Murder and Cursing

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Excrement, and Mental illness

iammmartina_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death and Gun violence

mofiii's review

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

When reading this book, you feel as though you are dropped into a deep and far more intricate store which you uncover more and more of along the way. You walk along side our lovely Piranesi, the Beloved Child of the House, as the World he lives in morphs as revelations and truths are discovered. Clarke made the reader feel as if they are also inside the House, wandering through the many Halls and Vestibules. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; it's Kindness infinite 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death