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Why. Why why why. God this was so stupid. Nothing happens until about 65%. And even then, it stayed so small. The writing style and mysteriousness promised Big Ideas or at the very least, A Small Story With A Big Heart. It delivered neither, and thus the intentionally dull (I hope it was intentional) style found throughout was completely wasted.
Worse, this is not as fleshed out as it needed to be to tell even the thin story it has! It wastes thousands of words describing the House, way beyond wh ...more
Worse, this is not as fleshed out as it needed to be to tell even the thin story it has! It wastes thousands of words describing the House, way beyond wh ...more
I loved Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell so much that I was bracing myself for disappointment going into Piranesi. But Piranesi pulls off an impressive feat; it keeps key strengths of the former, without feeling in any way like a retread. It creates a vivid and intriguing world, is a well paced and a gripping read, and plays with text and formatting, but the world it creates feels very different aesthetically, the narrative voice is very different, and although there are a few common themes betw
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Real rating: 3.5.
Not as fun as the previous book, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, but as surreal (I love the description of the "other" world!. ...more
Not as fun as the previous book, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, but as surreal (I love the description of the "other" world!. ...more
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