beccalee ([personal profile] beccalee) wrote in [community profile] yuletide 2022-10-13 06:53 am (UTC)

Piranesi - Susannah Clarke

Title: Piranesi - Susannah Clarke
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Media: - Novel

Approx length: - 2-300 pages?

Where to find it: Bookshops
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What is it, in summary?: A deeply surreal fantasy novel by the author of Johnathan Strange & Mr Norrell but absolutely nothing like that book at all. This book is very neatly plotted and contained but the main pleasure here is the first half - the aesthetic pleasure of exploring the House. It does speed up later though if you enjoy a more mystery/thriller pacing and ideas.

What do you love about it?: - The House. Piranesi's personality and observations of the world around him. The statues.

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: - Worldbuilding, there's not much shipping/romance here, although of course you could do it with Piranesi/Sarah.

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: - It's a pretty short book.

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): - Not that I recall.

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