What a gripping first book to start the year with! Thank you to my one of my best friend and her kind partner for their apt recommendation. They were right in thinking I needed a happier book to read with highly descriptive writing. Although the fantasy genre isn’t my first choice, I persevered with an open mind then was unable to put it down. Can it therefore be categorised as a fantasy, psychological thriller or mystery? Does it really matter?
Without spoilers, find a brief summary for the impressive 2021 Fiction award winner, Piranesi. There is a scientist, Piranesi, that journals his experiences living in a house, with many halls that he meticulously tracks. It is an extraordinary house, thriving with ecology which Piranesi survives off. He is not alone, The Other, another scientist visits him twice a week for further study and investigation of their habitat. It is a mysterious, beguiling tale of their otherworldly experiences and the profound nature of the mind.
With an essence of C.S Lewis and somewhat dystopian, it is a very enjoyable and gripping read. 4/5 as the first half required some perseverance!
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