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Labyrinth | A.C.H. Smith

so-so

I've had this on my TBR for a really long time so I'm glad to finally have read it!
I always liked the movie but felt like there was something missing from it and so I was hoping that the book would give me something more but oddly enough the book read even choppier, if you can believe it.

Dialogue felt stilted at different moments, scenes were awkward in a way that weren't in the film but all in all a solid read that reminded me of why I love it

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Lesliereadsalot

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke

Auto-buy: Susanna Clarke, Chris Whitaker, Valerie Perrin
Read more: Meg Howry, Julia Phillips, Shannon Bowring
First time: Rebecca Reilly, Barbara Kingsolver, Louise Penny

@ChaoticMissAdventures @Deblovestoread

ChaoticMissAdventures Ohh such good lists! Clarks Piranesi is one of my all time favorites. And Great &Valdin was one of my top reads this year, I hope you can get to it soon! Thanks for playing! ,📚 3mo

Deblovestoread Love your choices! Kingsolver has some fantastic books out there. 3mo

Lesliereadsalot I‘ve had Demon Copperhead sitting here for over a year! @Deblovestoread 3mo

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CSeydel

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke

pick

#trappedinaspookyhouse

Been putting off my review of this one because I don‘t quite know what to say. It was good; I enjoyed it. Thought-provoking and left me wondering if I‘d missed some of the symbolism (no, actually - I‘m *sure* I missed some). I liked the idea of the strange world “Piranesi” inhabits and the book does a good job of contrasting the motives of the different characters who come to see him there.

Texreader, PuddleJumper

Bookwomble I don't want to *spoiler* so haven't tagged it, but do you know the book that Piranasi references? 4mo

CSeydel @Bookwomble I know the one that‘s in the epigraph, if that‘s the one you mean. There are a lot of references among the statues and so on, of course (edited) 4mo

Bookwomble Yes, that's the one I was thinking of. I'd forgotten it was in the epigraph, so I'll hang up my deerstalker hat and put away my meerschaum pipe! 😄 4mo

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Lesliereadsalot I loved this one! But you can skip her new little 60 page fantasy story. 4mo

CSeydel @Lesliereadsalot oh, was it not good? 4mo

CSeydel @Bookwomble hahaha, well, even though it was in the epigraph, there were definitely some Easter eggs in the story that a reader might miss if she hadn‘t read that other book in, oh, 30 years or so. In fact, I pulled it out to re-read when I finished Piranesi! 4mo

Lesliereadsalot Mostly illustrations and a beautiful cover. You can read it standing up in the bookstore. 4mo

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Mrs_B

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke

I talked my way in to a “fantasy” exhibit at the British Library a few weeks ago and I was delighted to find that they had borrowed Susannah Clarke‘s original drawings of the halls in Piranesi. Absolutely fascinating how she planned it all out!

TrishB I went to this exhibition too- it was amazing! 12mo

Mrs_B I didn‘t realise it was on, I just happened to be passing and saw the sign. It was technically sold out but managed to talk them into squeezing me in. So glad I did!!! @TrishB (edited) 12mo

IuliaC Amazing! 12mo

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke

My February #WrapUp

I think my reading slump is over 🎊🎉
Took long enough (October 23 to mid February 24) 😱
Think this was the longest time I've ever gone without reading.

MemoirsForMe Yay! Glad you‘re over your slump! 🎉📚🎉📚 12mo

Yuki_Onna So glad for you it's over! Reading slumps are tough.😵 12mo

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke

pick

4½✨

Such a strange, unique, brilliant little story.
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute I sent with Piranesi.

Will be on the lookout for Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

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