A review by venusinlove
Пиранези by Susanna Clarke

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I was told beforehand that there is a plot twist at the end and I was giving my best to figure it out with each read chapter (or should I say "diary entry"?). I'm a bit disappointed to say that it was pretty predictable for my (pretty high, I will not lie) expectations. Despite that, my god, this book was magnificent! It made me live in Piranesi's world and see it clearly through his eyes. Solely based on that I can happily say that it's gonna become one of my favorites and I will be re-reading it soon. Absolute magic! I want to go back to this world, too.