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Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

Start date: January 1, 2022

Finish date: January 31, 2022

Discussion: Group Books of the Month (BotM)

Why we're reading this: Chosen by members as our BotM in January 2022
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What Members Thought

Sep 28, 2022 Trisha rated it liked it

This was a confusing, unqiue story. It's a mystery for a very long time. A man, Piranesi, is roaming the halls of a very large space. It is filled with statues and birds and he will describe all of this for chapters upon chapters. But slowly, as he rambles, you will begin to notice clues. Those clues will stack until you start to make some connections and by then, the plot is really off and running and you just may spend the rest of the book trying to catch up.

But it is spoilable and I'm afraid ...more

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Mar 22, 2021 Renuka rated it really liked it

Shelves: sharanya, book-club

Actual rating: 3.5

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Jul 13, 2025 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Different - weird and wonderful

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Oct 11, 2022 Gwen rated it really liked it

Shelves: rfl-book-group

What an interesting book! I loved the main character Piranesi and was genuinely concerned about what would become of him. Although this is listed as a fantasy book, I found it to be more of a mystery with fantasy elements and an unreliable narrator. Beautifully written! I'm not sure I will look at a statue the same way again. ...more

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Feb 19, 2022 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, own-in-book-format, mystery, science-fiction, read-in-2022

This is one of those books that makes you think, “what the heck did I just read?” in the best way! The imagination that this author has is phenomenal. This story is going to stay with me for awhile.

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