![]() ![]() Piranesi reports all this in his diary entries and I must confess that on the first pages I was not quite convinced whether I would like the way of storytelling. “It does not matter that you do not understand the reason. The purpose of this quest is explained in the very first pages and shows the typical aspirations that many people have been striving to unravel for a long time: Immortality, telepathy, power, to name a few. Exploring what is behind the borders, discovering the special knowledge that is supposed to be hidden in this house, is his primary goal however, this was given to him by The Other. I found this beautiful because it shows how connected he feels to “his world” and, as he himself says, the world speaks to him and sends him signs, for a better understanding. Piranesi spends his days exploring these halls and has also begun to deal with The House as his World, where he connects events with himself and his destiny. When this world becomes too much for me, when I grow tired of the noise and the dirt and the people, I close my eyes and I name a particular vestibule to myself then I name a hall.” In my mind are all the halls, the endless procession of them, the intricate pathways. “In my mind are all the tides, their seasons, their ebbs and their flows. Reading the book is like being under a spell, and when you slam it shut at the end, you feel as if you’ve awoken from a dream from which the sound of wings flapping and footsteps in vast halls still resonates. ![]() The author skillfully gives us clues, leads us along through the book, but also gives us time to linger and ponder with Piranesi about life, death and everything in between. “The Beauty of the House is immeasurable its Kindness infinite.”Īt the same time, it is also incredibly exciting, because the house has many secrets. Struggles mentally along the corridors, accompanied only by the sound of the waves and the song of the birds, besides fish and shells the only animals in the house. At the same time, Susanna Clarke’s writing style is also beautifully poetic, but doesn’t feel campy or too flowery. One has the gigantic halls and the imposing statues right before one’s eyes. The author does a masterful job of presenting Piranesi’s world to the mind’s eye. At the side of Piranesi, who regularly goes on exploratory tours, we first get to know the house and its peculiarities. The book captivated me from the first page. But then something invades the World and Piranesi must face a change. The days are similar, only the weather changes with the seasons. Only birds and fish populate the World, along with fifteen people: 13 Dead, Piranesi and The Other. While on the lower floor the tides roar and on the upper floor the rooms are impenetrable by cloud fog, it is reasonably safe on the middle floor. Countless halls line up, staircase to staircase, vestibule to vestibule. ![]()
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