I almost forgot to breathe. For a moment I had an inkling of what it might be like if instead of two people in the World there were thousands.

This... wow. WOW.
Throughout my reading I came across numerous ways that the text could be interpreted, and I'm very curious to read some of those analyses. For me, there is only one way. Suppression, willing ignorance towards the cause of your pain. To forget is to heal, and to face it head on will only make things worse.
This is one of the most entrancing books I've ever read. It almost feels like it was written for me; the occult, the loneliness, the lingering sense of loss . . . all things I am transfixed by. I almost dropped Piranesi early on, and I am so so glad I didn't. When I became fully invested, I never wanted to leave this World. I'm still there, letting the waves sweep over me. Always I am saved.