![]() ![]() ![]() If you are the type of reader to find puzzling reads entertaining, this might the right book for you. Nevertheless I enjoyed Piranesi’s absurd narration as well the humour that livens his story. Unlike Beckett however Clarke does eventually answer the reader’s questions, but I was ultimately unconvinced by her novel’s denouement. Readers will probably be baffled by Piranesi’s casual attitude towards his surroundings, his incomprehensible reasonings, his perception of time and death, and his devotion to his labyrinthine house. Piranesi, like Beckett’s Clov and Hamm, offers no explanations for his peculiar environment or strange circumstances, leading readers to speculate whether the house truly is in another world. Similarly to Beckett’s Endgame, Piranesi‘s disorientating qualities are heightened by the repetitiveness of certain words or phrases. I now see it recommended on this sub and it always gets lots of love. ![]() ![]() “Piranesi lived among statues silent presences that bought him comfort and enlightenment.”Īlthough the publisher recommends Piranesi to fans of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Madeline Miller’s Circe, I think it would appeal more to readers who enjoy metaphysical and absurd narratives, such as the one penned by the likes of Kafka or Samuel Beckett. After Piranesi I received Piranesi for my birthday earlier this year and knew nothing about it. ![]()
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