»ƑŗǡǹǩƁĮǡċǩ⁷⁸« reviewed Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
I don't really know what to say
4 stars
I don't really know what to say about that book. I had found it somewhere on the Internet and all I knew was that it had positive reviews. I grabed it in some store and started reading. The first half of the book I didn't know what to think of it. Sometimes it felt almost boring, following Piranesi through the endless halls of the house. In the second half it took up some speed. But not as much that got me excited about it. I think I had expected something else.
My feelings about the book changed in the last few chapters. I don't know exactly what it was but I think I got it in the end. I understood. And I had tears in my eyes.
Piranesi is nothing and everything to the reader. "Understanding" it is to reflect on yourself. Read it and build your own …
I don't really know what to say about that book. I had found it somewhere on the Internet and all I knew was that it had positive reviews. I grabed it in some store and started reading. The first half of the book I didn't know what to think of it. Sometimes it felt almost boring, following Piranesi through the endless halls of the house. In the second half it took up some speed. But not as much that got me excited about it. I think I had expected something else.
My feelings about the book changed in the last few chapters. I don't know exactly what it was but I think I got it in the end. I understood. And I had tears in my eyes.
Piranesi is nothing and everything to the reader. "Understanding" it is to reflect on yourself. Read it and build your own judgement. I think it is worth it.