Angrboda reviewed Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Review of 'Piranesi' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I really wanted to write about this book. I've been pondering how to do it for a few weeks now. The thing is, it's really very difficult to do so without giving anything away, and this is the sort of book where I feel like being spoiled would really take away from it.
I greatly enjoyed exploring the world alongside the characters, and parts of it just wouldn't have been the same had I known in advance. For me, it was a huge part of the enjoyment to guess along with the progression of the story and be proven right or wrong about the significance of this or that. Some things I guessed, others I didn't, and everything came to a satisfactory conclusion. No loose ends that I can think of.
In some ways this book kind of reminded me of House of Leaves, except it's not horror. And it's a completely different plot. And not the same writing style. It's difficult to explain, especially without giving anything away. It's to do with the world. I could also imagine that this book could be turned into a beautiful film. I would certainly quite like to watch it.