It struck me as something like a fantasy that an introvert might have of being one of two people in the world. It's just interesting that he is both alone in some way and yet not he's comforted by it. He gets little visions of just people rushing or just things rushing by him that raise his anxiety. So then I guess to talk about how this all resolves and then who 16 is, it turns out to be in some ways like a hero of the whole book.
David and Tamler get lost in the world of Susanna Clarke’s "Piranesi," a hauntingly beautiful and thrilling novel with echoes of Borges, Plato, C.S. Lewis, and even Parfit. The first part of our conversation is spoiler-free so you can listen to that section if you haven’t read it yet. (But seriously read this book! We both read it in a few days.)
Plus, watch out ladies - Sydney the Bing chatbot is coming to steal your man.
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