The Layered Page
Piranesi is a hard read at first. Almost like a puzzle, a system you are thrown in to figure out told from the first person perspective of the name's sake Protagonist in form of Journal Entries. You experience a world contained in a House of many halls, filled with various statues depicting characters, animals and many other situations. The house is filled with regular tides and birds. Piranesi is an adventurer and a researcher of this place. You accept the house as a cohesive sensible place. And Piranesi Is a proud and thankful inhabitant of that world.
Later the book reveals more and more of other characters and how those characters change Piranesi's perception of the world. It becomes an intriguing somewhat heartbreaking chase for the truth. But it also becomes more engaging and a real page turner.
The book is a delicate work about Identity, Memories and Perception and how they shape you relationship to the world and your inner happiness of belonging to it.
"The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite."
I read the Kindle version of the book. And had no problems with it.
Piranesi is a hard read at first. Almost like a puzzle, a system you are thrown in to figure out told from the first person perspective of the name's sake Protagonist in form of Journal Entries. You experience a world contained in a House of many halls, filled with various statues depicting characters, animals and many other situations. The house is filled with regular tides and birds. Piranesi is an adventurer and a researcher of this place. You accept the house as a cohesive sensible place. And Piranesi Is a proud and thankful inhabitant of that world.
Later the book reveals more and more of other characters and how those characters change Piranesi's perception of the world. It becomes an intriguing somewhat heartbreaking chase for the truth. But it also becomes more engaging and a real page turner.
The book is a delicate work about Identity, Memories and Perception and how they shape you relationship to the world and your inner happiness of belonging to it.
"The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite."
I read the Kindle version of the book. And had no problems with it.