In Piranesi, Susanna Clarke invented one mysterious, otherworldly place whose pull is irresistible, powerful and inescapable, and whose charm works like magic, saturating the reading experience with endless wonder, delight and fascination. What other mysteries does the House hold, and is there really a Sixteenth Person who may be residing in the Far-Distant Halls? These are the questions that start to bother our narrator as he is slowly forced to question the very nature of his existence in this bewildering World of Tides and Architectural Beauty. ![]() Then, cryptic messages start to appear in some Halls, and our narrator witnesses strange visions. Our narrator’s only human contact is the man only known as the Other, who also often frequents the Halls and who sees the World very differently from our narrator. ![]() In the House, architectural splendours meet natural wonders – sea Tides, bringing marine life and vegetation, often flood the seemingly infinite number of opulent Halls, where numerous enigmatic statues of all sizes daze and confuse. This time, we have a diary-like narrative and our narrator observes, records and catalogues a curious World around him – the House. Piranesi is a new fantasy novel by the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. 13 Comments Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Continue reading “The Book Character Types Tag” → Posted on MaAugby Diana Thoughts on Papyrus Posted in Miscellaneous Tagged A Little Life, archetypes, Book Characters, Book Tag, Fiction Characters, Fictional Characters, Ian McEwan, Jo March, João da Ega, Little Women, Long John Silver, Louisa May Alcott, Patricia Highsmith, Piranesi, Susanna Clarke, The Children Act, The Maias, The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Other, The Talented Mr Ripley, Thomas Hardy, Treasure Island. It is precisely when we follow Klara’s “mental-processes” that Ishiguro’s new novel really “shines”, which also means the beginning is one of this novel’s strengths. Klara and her vision of the world are presented convincingly and the readers are constantly wondering how much of a “human” Klara really is or is becoming. Klara is a very curious choice for a protagonist and I don’t think I’ve ever read a book before with such an unusual narrator. ![]() Prota gonist: “The main character of the story is the protagonist” – Klara from Kazuo Ishiguro’s sci-fi novel Klara and the Sun
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