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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I loved this. It feels at first like one of those abstract short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, the Library of Babel in particular (I was thrilled to later read an interview in which the author mentions this as an influence). Then it evolves into something else. I see many comparisons drawn between Piranesi and the Narnia books by C S Lewis. Not having read this, I don't know anything further than the premise of the hidden world beyond the wardrobe. There is perhaps a little bit of Many Worlds here also. The world in which Piranesi lives is achingly beautiful but, alas... oh, I had written three lines of spoilers, so I won't put that. I loved this book.



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This was the set book for bibliogoth's December 2021 meeting.