A review by ang44
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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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