But the hook for Piranesi only came for me around 40%. I love beautiful writing, but in the beginning I need to be hooked. Told in journal form, at the beginning it was very difficult for me to get into. The vibes and elegant writing, combined with a rich, even if it is a bit confusing, setting overflows from the pages. ReviewĪt the beginning, all Piranesi runs off of is atmospheric fumes. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge.

But Piranesi is not afraid he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. 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. Keep reading this book review to see what I liked, and didn’t like. And then around 40% I suddenly was way more interested. But since I was buddy reading with Simone I decided to push through. Very slow at the beginning, even the elegant writing wasn’t enough to save the book for me.

Not going to lie, I almost DNF’s Piranesi at the beginning.

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