diane_morello shared a tip "The main character, Piranesi, lives alone and happy at the center of an elaborate and puzzling labyrinth … until he meets other people who tell him who placed him there and how"

leeann_smith shared a tip "This book was a very different type of read, not gonna lie it felt like one of those books they have you read in class that’s obviously fiction but with philosophical background to it. It was a good book that started to pick up in the middle and was really good at the end but the beginning is mildly monotonous. The beginning is all about world building and scene-setting which the world is a house with thousands upon thousands of rooms and hallways so you can imagine the imagery. It’s based on the idea of a labyrinth. Basically the main character lives in this house, the house is all he ever remembers but he writes in this journal about all of the wonderful things that he experiences in the house. He has only seen one other person in the house and that is his only friend. He finds out that there are some things he has forgotten and he is inclined to read his past journals which gives him insight into his past and he realizes that his world isn’t exactly what he thought it was. It definitely kept you holding on till the end, I almost wanted to give up on the book I definitely don’t regret finishing it out till the end. It’s just less fantasy than I normally read"

rach_05 shared a tip "10/10 I don’t even know where to start. This book is beautiful. Susana Clarke really makes you fall in love with her main character. You feel his sadness and his joy. I can’t even begin to describe the plot of the book, but it’s something everyone should read. The writing style is beautiful and there are so many amazing quotes. Piranesi’s fantastical world really helps you reflect on this one. This book will stick with me for a long time."