#suzanna clarke

[sparklywaistcoat]

Suzanna Clarke's Piranesi is a tour de force of imagination and a masterclass in voice, setting, foreshadowing, and retrospective inevitability.

It's also vaguely Machen-esque, if Machen were to have written hidden places that were also beautiful and full of light and nourishing, even while they're also really dangerous.

[umactuallycallie]

Another book cover design I did ages and ages ago for Piranesi, by Suzanna Clarke. I do think this was possibly one of the most beautiful and emotional books I’ve ever read. Recommend forever.

[dbluegreen]

(via "Piranesi" Is a Dispatch from the Kingdom of Chronic Illness - Electric Literature)

by jodie noel vinson

[solchongpark]

Vestibule of an ancient temple . . . (Vestibolo d'antico Tempio . . .) Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italianca. 1743–50) From the Met. 

I read Suzanna Clarke’s 2020 novel Piranesi recently and was reminded of other stories of isolation. Andy Weir’s sci fi stories of being lost in space, where the hero uses their wits to survive alone. Also the story of isolation and revenge, as in Park Chan-Wook’s Old Boy, where the hero focuses on their hatred to survive. Piranesi is a book whose hero uses their wit, yes. The hero even contemplates revenge. But in the end, the hero sees beauty in the world, beauty that is immeasurable. That is enough. 

[theofae]

Just read Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke. THIS BOOK WAS SO F'ING GOOD I SWEAR I'M GONNA MAKE IT MY WHOLE PERSONALITY. It reminds me so much of my dreams from when I was younger and a place I like to escape to when daydreaming. I loved it so much.

It's a definite must read.

I would also like recommendations of similar books plss

[projetosnopapel]

Magia ou Mágica?

O livro Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell da autora Suzanna Clarke conta em 824 páginas a história do embate de dois mágicos de Londres do ano de 1806 onde as guerras napoleônicas estão em fúria na França e a magia é um assunto estudado por poucos, não é mais praticada. Há uma profecia do retorno da magia à Inglaterra, que está morta desde o desaparecimento do Rei Corvo, cerca de trezentos anos…

[thebooksareeverywhere]

Review: Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

Review: Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

Goodreads | Waterstones Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he…

[neil-gaiman]

Hello.

I’m an oil painter with a life goal of writing a novel. When I submitted a few short scenes to a critique group (I made clear that I was not a writer), they were constructive and helpful but, surprisingly, they all indicated that I had an old style of writing. I’m not sure what that means, as I have never thought of style.

They were trying to say, I believe, that my “style” of writing isn’t popular today and wouldn’t sell, but sounded good. (One said poetic.).

So - my question:

What are a couple of great novels that are not written in a modern way that you’d recommend I read?

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Suzanna Clarke and Little, Big by John Crowley.

[felagund-fiollaigean]

If you haven't read Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke this is your sign to read Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

[mostlyghostie]

New book stickers have arrived!

I was thinking of which book opinions I needed represented in sticker form before drawing these, the books that first came to mind for each are as follows (all opinions entirely my own):

Either Adored or Loathed This, Not Sure: The Magicians by Lev Grossman- what a brilliant story filled with such unreadably unlikeable characters!

I Need to Read the Sequel Immediately: I have so far started all of the next Robin Hobb books the minute after finishing the previous one. I can't actually sustain that pace unfortunately because they're all 900 pages long.

Extremely Sad, But in a Good Way: All of my favourite books are this- most particularly the Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge books and Marilynne Robinson's Gilead books

Loved, Loved, Loved This Book: The last book I immediately decided was my favourite before I even finished it was The Fortnight in September by RC Sheriff, in which nothing happens except an English family goes on holiday in the 30's. Fucking brilliant.

So Good That I Bought a Fancy Special Edition: The only fancy special edition I own is His Dark Materials, it is indeed very good and important and wonderful.

Shouldn't Have Bought This, Never Going to Read it: 90% of the non-fiction books I buy that aren't about the Beatles sit unread and unloved. I have been meaning to read SPQR by Mary Beard for several years..

Didn't Understand a Word of This: I read 200 pages of Darkmans by Nicola Barker when I was at university and tried to reads the whole Booker longlist once. It made me feel like I'd forgotten how to read English

Relevant to All of My Very Specific Interests: I read Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke in one sitting, slack jawed in surprise at how exactly 'for me' it was. Unreliable narrator! No real explanation as to what is going on! A fantasy about characters rather than medieval England-ish settings and magic systems! So so fantastic.

This Has Not Aged Well: I pushed my way through to the end of American Pastoral by Phillip Roth, but my word.

How about you?

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[3terna15unshin3]

Then Because She Goes

★ Matty Healy x Original Female Character

★ slow burn, friends to lovers, mutual pining, eventual romance, eventual smut, fluff, time skips, angst

★ 15 Chapters, 74243 words

“Well, she says beauty brings copies of itself into being. That it makes us draw it, take photographs of it, describe it to other people—it has a forward momentum. And I always thought that that was a sort of—superficial, I guess—way of putting it. But I feel that when I’m with you. Almost like I want to savour you up so that the minute you’re gone there’s still some of you left.”

From meeting in a second-hand bookshop in central Manchester, Este and Matty begin exchanging questionable (and pretentious) book recommendations and flourish an alluring interest in one another.

1: You are mine, I’ve been drowning in you

2: You fracture light again

3: Beautiful, please don’t cry, I love you

4: When you leave, I cry on the inside

5: I wake up, love you, so love you, love you

6: Cry, I wake up, love you, love you

7: We’re supposed to leave by half-past eight*

8: You wait for a bit

9: Pissed again, I’ve been dying to meet you

10: You fracture light again (Ooh), I love you, oh, love you*

11: When you leave, I cry on the inside*

12: Oh, so I love this, I love you, so love you

13: Cry, I will love you, love you, love you

14: We’re supposed to leave by half-past eight

15: Will you stay or wait?*

*mature content

Soundtrack

All Titles Mentioned (in order of appearance)

— Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

— Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

— To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

— Lord of the Flies by William Golding

— Emma by Jane Austen

— Persuasion by Jane Austen

— You Are Here: Art After the Internet by Omar Kholeif

— Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

— On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

— Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

— On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry

— Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

— If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura

— The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

— Coraline by Neil Gaiman

— Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

— Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

— “The Orange” by Wendy Cope

— Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

— Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

— Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan

[the-antiapocalyptic-man]

All-Star Superman and Lois Lane

After being discovered by the US government, baby Kal K. was given to Agents Martha Clarke and John Kent, raising him as "Ma" and "Pa" Kent. However, operation head General Sam Lane couldn't foresee two eventual problems: Clarke and Kent's legitimate affection for the child, and his own daughter's whistleblowing on the his illegal activities. Helping the young couple escape, Clarke and Kent sacrificed themselves to give Kal the chance at a real life.

Kal and Lois spent months on the run, eventually falling in with The Planet, an activist group working to disrupt the activities of the Apex mega corporation, itself tied to the captivity of Kal and others like him. Lois's journalistic skills and Kal's superhuman abilities--speed, strength, able to leap miles into the air--proved a powerful combination, drawing other activists like Suzanna Hawke (The Green Arrow) and Arthur Shin (The Aquaman) to their cause.

At the same time, Kal discovered a new aspect to his powers: he could access a "Phantom Zone" brimming with ethereal beings. They would impart knowledge and power to him, bolstering his physical strength with strange visions, superheated beams of light, and eventually the power of flight. Chief among the phantoms was someone or something named Zod, and he had vested interest in Kal and the secret of his origins.

Kal shared that interest, but he had more important things on his mind. Namely, working to assure a better world for his partner and the child they were now eagerly awaiting...

[dailykafka]

for contemporary authors i would rec suzanna clarke, anthony doerr, rachel cusk, jeff vandermeer, banana yoshimoto and mona awad off the top of my head! this is a weird mix of people lol

Thank you for these, I'll check them out😄

[thebestestbat]

@twinkubus tagged me for book recs!! i'm going to go back to my 2022 reads bc i haven't read enough this year to get a full list i think. i'm tagging @hyumjim @rootbeerqueer @shield-sheafson @ravenkinnie @raven-harlot @bronanlynch if you wanna!

Books of Blood by Clive Barker

in order, i liked In The Hills, The Cities (dang), The Yattering and Jack (probably going to be the one I re-read the most), Pig Blood Blues (thinking hard about this one's characters and imagery), The Midnight Meat Train (good but forgettable)

Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

this was pretty short and pretty fun? if you like descriptions and don't like plot, i recommend it.

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

my favorite stories: Mothers, Inventory, The Resident, Difficult At Parties. 

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

this is a YA book. it's very good. it's about sexual assault and recovery.

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

the ending of this turned more scifi which i didn't like, but the majority is amazing horror.

The Between by Tananarive Due

REALLY RECOMMEND THIS. it's a very sad story first, and a horror story second. it's kind of like the shining but i like it more.

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

i only read the first book. i don't want any explanations. it's great.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

sisters who are friends <3 it is a happy ending if you are crazy

Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite

i have to. i read this in 2022 so i have to rec this again. sorry.

[thana-topsy]

Tagged by @viss-and-pinegar 🙏

I tag @kookaburra1701 @nientedenada @mongoose-bite and @expended-sleeper

1) Describe one creative WIP project you’re planning to work on over the summer.

I'm honestly hoping to finish up Halfway to the Sky. It's been a strong bullet point on my To Do list for a while now, but my writing drive absolutely dried up. Which I know by now means that something about the story needs to change. And I think I know what it's gonna be.

Otherwise I'd love to crack into that Dark Brotherhood-centric fic that's brewing in my brain.

2) Rec a book:

I will forever and always recommend "Piranesi" by Suzanna Clarke. Absolutely changed me.

3) Rec a fic:

"Far from Ourselves" by Babble

It's a heavy one, so tread carefully.

4) Rec music:

I've been listening to a lot of Hozier. Do I really need to recommend Hozier? I feel like anyone even remotely queer or poetic loves that guy.

5) Share one piece of advice.

Whatever you're feeling right now isn't forever! All conditions are impermanent. Life is constant change, nothing lasts, not even happiness, so find peace in this present moment. :)

[morrisxn02]

ogden college (un)official class playlist ! available NOW at a therapist near you !

PART ONE: the student body

lacy by olivia rodrigo・henrietta astor

"oh, i care, i care, i care. like ribbons that you wear. my stomach's all in knots. you've got the one thing that i want..."

hurricane by halsey・reina azarolla

“i’m a wanderer, i’m a one-night-stand. don’t belong to no city, don’t belong to no man. i’m the violence in the pouring rain. i’m a hurricane.”

american teenager by ethel cain・ida clarke

“grew up under yellow lights on the street, putting too much faith in the make believe.”

this link is dead by deftones・lincoln crawford 

"pay attention! watch me close! as i decide which way i move"

february 15h by hobo johnson・nova dodson

"she went to columbia and i went to jail. i just wanted another apple when she really wanted yale. and that is the problem where all of this lies. i'm emotionally unstable. i'm a crazy fucking guy!"

crocodile tears by suzanna son・sassa fiske

"crocodile sitting all alone, painting nails the shade of pink to match princess peach's cheek. maybe they'll think i'm beautiful. maybe i can trick them."

perfect day by hoku・charlie fletcher 

“people say, they say that it’s just a phase. they tell me to act my age. well, i am.” 

the boy who blocked his own shot by brand new・jesse hart 

“a crown of gold, a heart harder than stone and it hurts to hold on, but it’s missed when it’s gone”

happy by marina・carmen hearst

"couldn't relax, couldn't sit back and let the sunlight in my lap. i sang a hymn to bring me peace and then came a melody."

too much by carlie rae jepsen・ollie inoue

"i live for the fire, and the rain, and the drama too, boy. and it feels like you never say what you want, and it feels like i can't get through, babe."

nina cried power by hozier and mavis staples・ mika ishii

“power has been cried by those stronger than me straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains if you love being free. ah lord, and i could cry power!”

people watching by conan gray・logan iyande

“i’m only looking just to live through you vicariously. i’ve never really been in love, not seriously.”

summer child by conan gray・samantha jimenez 

"and you laugh and you dance in the wind, and you sway, and you hug and you kiss, but there's darkness behind those eyes."

savage daughter by sarah hester ross・ nixie linghui

“i am my mother’s savage daughter. the one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones. i am my mother’s savage daughter. i will not cut my hair. i will not lower my voice.”

mirrorball by taylor swift・roxie marsh

“hush. when no one is around, my dear, you’ find me on my tallest tiptoes, spinning in my highest heels, love. shinning just for you.”

don’t tell my mom by renée rapp・courtney mills

“so don’t tell my mom i’m falling apart. she hurts when i hurt. my scars are her scars. she’ll talk to her friends, impress all of them. at least in her mind, her daughter is fine.”

donttrustme by 3oh!3・cara morrison

“she's an actress, but she ain't got no need. she's got money from her parents and a trust fund back east."

halloween by novo amor・edward morrison 

“more and more with every accolade, i get carried with away with being carried away.”

i did something bad by taylor swift・greer morrison

"they're burning all the witches even if you aren't one. so light me up. go ahead and light me up."

autoestima by cupido, lola indigo and alizzz・ milo navarro

“my mother and my father gave me an extremely nice face. people don’t usually like pretty people like me.”

forsaken by paris paloma・alethea pierce

"i think i've done something to upset the stars again. the moon won't return my calls, but i deserve it. i deserve it all.”

strange overtones by david byrne, performed by whitney・lennon reed

"how long have i been missing? it's getting colder tonight. snowfall's reminiscing... i watched it melt before my eyes."

frankenstein by rina saywama・magnolia rhodes

"put me together, thread a needle so i'm like other people without all of the evil. i'm trying to be normal, but the trauma is immortal and none of this is your fault."

baseball by hippo campus・monty richler

“there goes that moonboy looking jungly with all his leaves a-growing.”

king by florence and the machine・anya saetang

"my empty halls echo with grand self-mythology. i am no mother, i am no bride. i am king."

stick season by noah kahan・nathaniel shaw 

“now i'm stuck between my anger and the blame that i can't face and the memories are something even smoking weed does not replace." 

liability by lorde・natalia vega

"she's so hard to please, but she's a forest fire. i do my best to meet her demands, play at romance, we slow dance in the living room, but all a stranger would see is one girl, swaying alone, stroking her cheek."

satanist by boygenius・jacqui velazquez 

“will you be a nihilist with me? if nothing matters, man, that’s a relief…”

you're on your own, kid by taylor swift・parker walsh

"there were pages turned with the bridges burned, everything you lose is a step you take. so make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it. you've got no reason to be afraid. you're on your own kid. yeah, you can face this..."

river by leon bridges・malik wright 

"as my sins flow down the jordan, oh, i wanna come near ya and give ya every part of me. but there's blood in my hands, and my lips aren't clean..."

tolerate it by taylor swift・mari zuko

“i made you my temple, my mural, my sky. now i’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life.”