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November book choice (94) - Piranesi
Apologies for taking so long to get this out there. You don't want to read my excuses.
My nomination for November is Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
It's one of those books that's hard to describe without spoiling it (and many reviews and descriptions out there do spoil it in part - I went in almost blind and enjoyed the book all the more for it). What I will say is that it's a book with a very small cast, and a world of sculptures echoing our world. The nature of the world, the nature of those in the cast, the memories of the narrating character are all mysteries. The narrative is all from the point of view of the narrator's diary entries.
I really enjoyed this one, and want to discuss it with others who have also read it. It's also a short and easy read, despite the mystery of everything. The very sketchy description is deliberate - enjoy!
Comments
Boughtenated!
I’m about two-thirds of the way through it and thoroughly enjoying it.
I've only just started this (distracted by other books) and.... Family Circle! The Biscuit-Box Man. That must confuse so many colonials.
I mentioned it to my wife and she immediately said, "Oh, I've not had a jammy dodger for ages."
The Biscuit-Box Man, that’s the Pillsbury Doughboy, right?
M. Félix and Mr. Norton, the Two Solitudes Biscuit-Box Men. Now who's confused?
I've created the discussion category for this here: https://www.ttrpbc.com/categories/94-(november-2020)-piranesi-by-susanna-clarke
As with the Ted Chiang selections, I’m not seeing anything at this link.
All it is at the moment is a category into which the discussion threads can be posted. some people like to bookmark the categories so they get notified when the discussions are posted.
Okay, thanks. I like to do that myself.
Next weekend a good time to drop the questions?
Works for me.
Sounds good to me!
The questions are finally there!
I'm a first responder! Can I get the vaccine first?
Has this book achieved the impossible, and been one that we all actually liked? That’s an outstanding achievement for the author, possibly unparalleled.
I'm pretty sure we all liked the Lord of the Rings, but that was a slow read, and a long time ago.
There were lots of books we all liked - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The Goblin Tower, The Golem and the Jinni, The Girl With All the Gifts, The Day of the Triffids, Watership Down... to name but a few.