Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

Book Overview

The instant New York Times bestselling novel from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality.

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635577802
• ISBN13: 9781635577808
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

One of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time

It is best to go into reading this book without knowing anything about it - trust me. I fell in love with everything about this book and intend to read it many more times. Easily one of my new favorites.

give yourself some time for this

delightful and captivating. it was hard to put down so many 'oh geez what does this mean for them now?' moments. book quality great

Confused At First But...

This read was very strange and confusing for me at first; I went into this reading experience with a very, very brief summary of what this book was about. It may seem slow-paced in the beginning, but once it starts to pick up you won't be able to put it down. This book was so different and I loved the first-person narration that made the story feel more personal. The plot twist too, the beginning all the way to the ending was a well-thought-out story and the execution of the story was borderline perfection.

Unique, beautiful

No words. Absolutely beautiful.

Very good

I loved this book. It felt like one of those strange, fully built dreamworlds you don't want to wake up from.