Piranesi

I think this book is another love it or hate it book by Clarke. I loved it, just as I loved Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I was shocked when I found out that some people hated Strange, but this time, I have prepared myself for that inevitability. This book is a beautifully written tale of a man trapped in a parallel world suffering from Stockholm syndrome. He has come to love his plight, creating his own mythology and rituals at the hands of a captor who is searching for the Great and Secret Knowledge of the ancients. This book is slim compared to the massive tome of "Strange" and not a footnote in sight, but it is just as equally effective. I was transported to the strange world of Piranesi and enrapt by a story reminiscent of Emma Donoghue's "Room". This book has been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula among others. If I were voting, it would be a serious contender for either.

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