First of all, if you like this book and haven't read [a:Jorge Luis Borges|500|Jorge Luis Borges|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1537559279p2/500.jpg], please do yourself a favor and grab [b:Ficciones|426504|Ficciones|Jorge Luis Borges|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388197956l/426504.SY75.jpg|1007116] or some other of his short story collections. There's no way you won't be pleasantly surprised.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed this book; despite the fact that it is 100% in conversation with Borges' labyrinths, it's doubtlessly unique; the setting is exactly the right mix between wonderous and claustrophobic/labyrinthine to make it an alluring place one wants to learn more of but also provide a sense of hostility/wrongness and an implicit need of escape, a conflict increasingly reflected by the main character's respect for "the house" for most of the book and the stress inflicted by the plot's revelations. The short length also ensures the mystery moves at a brisk pace, no hint goes unresolved for very long (despite Piranesi's naivety when it comes to interacting with at least one character that obviously knows more of what's going on) and the developments come quick. I was also satisfied with the ending which I found surprisingly sweet. All in all, a very good read.