What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
The house has won the women's prize and has been nominated for others. This is an engaging book, but it's not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. I defy any reader to dislike it, and look forward to discovering what the inevitable one-star awarders wil... Read More
Clarke's prose is buttery smooth, a delight to read.
The character of piranesi is so likeable almost to a fault as he is so good in nature. There are moments of surprisingly tense drama and looming threat as the story develops. The novel features a memorable world and fascinating characters.
The world created for piranesi is beautiful and lyrically described. We are brought right back down to earth with a thud when it is over. The only other dweller of the house is the other, a friendly but curt man who sometimes brings piranesi supplies ... Read More
Cons
This book is laughable. I'm sorry, but i found this book a chore to finish.
Highlights
Quality
The other is looking for knowledge that brings power while piranesi is more interested in finding out more about the house whic... Read More
Bad only that it takes effort to get with the layout
The first 10 pages or so were a bit confusing but once you accept the house is the world and go with the flow its turned into s... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Piranesi was a great character to narrate the story
Competitiveness
Later he receives a pair of trainers
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The main character was likeable and while he saw things in a way that contrasted with my own and i suspect many other readers this was part of what made the book stick in the memory
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If youre a fan of super atmospheric interesting literary novels youll like this one
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Dont give up reading this book even though the first part is tedious
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Baffled by the negative reviews
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Absolutely mesmerising pick it up and you will not be able to put it down
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I went in pretty blind and was blown away
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I defy any reader to dislike it and look forward to discovering what the inevitable onestar awarders will say
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The plot is drip fed to us majestically like a blurry puzzle through the eyes of our unreliable narrator and his journal entries
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