![]() It was interesting that he felt like a different person, even though his friends and family still saw him as the man they had known before. It must have been a shock going back to our world, given he had forgotten so many people lived there and all its complexities. Piranesi seemed mostly happy in the house and so did not seem imprisoned, from his point of view. Although there was no sense that another world could not be created due to modern technology, unlike in 'The Never Ending Story' where children not reading and daydreaming as much affected the existence of Fantasia In this way it reminded me of the movie 'The Never Ending Story', especially as at times I wondered if the world would be destroyed by the ocean and erosion. The statues seemed to be related to thoughts, dreams, myths and stories from people in our world. I was convinced by the world as a sci-fi or fantasy setting. Lewis' series, maybe because all of the scientific study and the conclusion that the deep magic in the fictional world in 'Piranesi' no longer or had never existed. I was more charmed by the worlds and place between worlds in C.S. 'The Magician's Nephew' is my favourite book from the Narnia series and I last read it a few years ago, so the house-world reminded me of the world of Charn, where Jadis the witch 'Queen' of Narnia came from. The story was engaging and although I could predict some of the events, there were enough surprises to keep it interesting. I found the descriptions of the house-world enchanting, though a little repetitive at times. (Sorry, I tried to put my answers in italics but only managed some!) I’m glad I read this as it’s a haunting story, but it’s also very weird. I’ll be interested to see what others spot. There may be many more references that I haven’t seen. What do you think and what other connections have I missed? I wondered if Piranesi's real surname of Sorensen was deliberately meant as a reminder of Sorry Carlisle in Margaret Mahy's The Changeover, and if the name Raphael is a nod to the archangel. It’s a long time since I read The Magician’s Nephew. How important do you think that is to the story? The book starts with a quote from Lewis's The Magician's Nephew and The Other has the same name as that magician and there are hints that he might be a descendent. He found it difficult to leave in the end. Yes, before he found his old journal entries he was content there. Does it make the labyrinth any less of a prison? Piranesi forgets that he is effectively in a prison and sees himself as the 'beloved child of the house'. Mr Bee looked at the book title and asked,”Statues?” which gave me a start. I don’t know about the statues though the different figures were interesting. When the Other kept turning up immaculately dressed I realised there was an outside world too. ![]() ![]() Were you convinced by the world Piranesi inhabits? What do you think was the importance of the statues?Ĭonvinced? I went along with it as a sci fi novel. Piranesi seemed to have it all figured out at the start. The statues, the tides, the halls conjured up an intricate but frightening world. What did you make of it, were you bewitched, bothered or bewildered by it?Ī bit of all three. ![]()
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