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A comment on Piranesi's Perspective Trick. Parent comment

Re:Piranesi's Perspective Trick by bityard on Thursday March 27, 2025 @02:42PM (#43496698)
I absolutely adored Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, I don't read a _ton_ of fiction, but somehow stumbled into it and recommend it to anyone who will listen.

But I couldn't get into Piranesi at all. The first few chapters never seem to actually go anywhere. It got terrific reviews so maybe it's just too abstract for me.

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Re:Piranesi's Perspective Trick by justonceokay on Thursday March 27, 2025 @03:20PM (#43497080)
It reads like a parable and you are right there isn’t a lot of action. I thought the imagery was very stark and the relation the main character had to the world is similar to an abuse victim rationalizing their situation.
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