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The Paradox Book of Paradoxes.
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The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite. (c)
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‘Do the Statues exist because they embody the Ideas and Knowledge that flowed out of the other World into this one?’ (c)
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… may your Paths be safe … your Floors unbroken and may the House fill your eyes with Beauty.’ (c)
The opening is the weakest I've ever seen anywhere. At the beginning I was flabbergasted at how bad the setting is. Just imagine: in the middle of nowhere sits an endless hotel h ...more
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The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite. (c)
Q:
‘Do the Statues exist because they embody the Ideas and Knowledge that flowed out of the other World into this one?’ (c)
Q:
… may your Paths be safe … your Floors unbroken and may the House fill your eyes with Beauty.’ (c)
The opening is the weakest I've ever seen anywhere. At the beginning I was flabbergasted at how bad the setting is. Just imagine: in the middle of nowhere sits an endless hotel h ...more
I never thought it would be a book for me, but I really enjoyed it.
Usually I don't like such very lyrical language and style of storytelling. But there was something about this book that definitely worked for me. I really liked how Piranesi uses his own concepts to describe the world he lives in and how it emphasizes his unity with the home. Or maybe it worked for me that apart from this beautiful language, there was also a story.
I also liked a small mystery part. Although, of course, most thing ...more
Usually I don't like such very lyrical language and style of storytelling. But there was something about this book that definitely worked for me. I really liked how Piranesi uses his own concepts to describe the world he lives in and how it emphasizes his unity with the home. Or maybe it worked for me that apart from this beautiful language, there was also a story.
I also liked a small mystery part. Although, of course, most thing ...more
What will a house that contains an ocean within look like?
And it has infinite halls. And the halls are all interconnected. And there are statues. Every room is crammed with statues. And there are birds, some plants, clouds and the house is described as 'The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.'
In such a beautiful, quiet house is Piranesi - a jovial, good-hearted guy who loves to travel within the house, who brings food to the dead and talks to them and thinks the house and ...more
And it has infinite halls. And the halls are all interconnected. And there are statues. Every room is crammed with statues. And there are birds, some plants, clouds and the house is described as 'The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.'
In such a beautiful, quiet house is Piranesi - a jovial, good-hearted guy who loves to travel within the house, who brings food to the dead and talks to them and thinks the house and ...more
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