For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But Piranesi is not afraid he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. New York Times Bestseller Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction World Fantasy Awards Finalist The instant New York Times bestselling novel from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Set in a dreamlike alternative reality, Piranesi is a stunning metaphysical fantasy, an intricate labyrinth of epic proportions that will haunt you long after the final pages. Piranesi is the long-awaited new book by Susanna Clarke, published 15 years after her international bestseller Jonathan Strange & Mr. Notes From Your Bookseller Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell brought some much needed magic back into our lives, so it’s probably an understatement to say that fans have been eagerly awaiting something new from the enchanting imagination of Susanna Clarke. This is a book that holds high reread value.Rapidshare free ebooks downloads Piranesi 9781635577808 by Susanna Clarke I haven’t reread this again yet, but I do plan to reread it one day and I think it will be even more magical and mystical the second time around. It takes a bit (ok, a lot) of imagination to make this story work, but if you try, I think it could work for you. He knows there were people there before him as he has found remnants and he believes there is a new person around he calls Sixteen whom he would like to meet. He isn’t alone, he meets twice a week with The Other to help with research. He’s simply existing in a different space from the “normal” world. The time they spent together on the island was the most important part of their lives and yes, they all eventually died at different points in time, because every living thing dies. And no, they weren’t all dead the entire time. This may be going out on a limb, but parts of this book reminded me of the tv show LOST – particularly towards the end of the series when they time travel and then – well, the ending of the series. Shortlisted for The Costa Novel of The Year Award. Winner of the 2021 Womens Prize for Fiction. Winner of the 2021 Audie Awards Audiobook of the Year. This is told through Piranesi’s journal entries and I always enjoy a book told in journal entries, it feels more genuine. Bloomsbury presents Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Bloomsbury presents Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Piranesi gave me Erin Morgenstern book vibes – this really reminded me of The Startless Sea, but while that one tried too hard to have a plot and still lost me, Piranesi is what you make of it – it wasn’t trying too hard, and that worked for me. Susanna Clarke (Author), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Narrator), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Publisher) & 4.4 out of 5 stars. It’s one of those books where things don’t really make sense until the end (and even then I’m using the term “make sense” with the greatest emphasis on those quotation marks) but once you reach the end, you want to immediately start again from the beginning. Its a meandering story and I wasn’t quite sure where it would lead me, but I love a good journey, so I stuck with it. Piranesi is one of the hardest books I may ever try to review, because it’s one of those books you need to experience for yourself. Piranesi is one of those strange little books I’m not quite sure what to make of it, but when I got to the end I immediately wanted to reread it – its that type of book.
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