"I am neither Piranesi or myself, who I used to be in the world, nor Matthew Rose Sorensen, I'm something else," he says. "So much of his identity is gone." He speaks about Piranesi in the third person. It's not as if he ever gets these memories flooding back. Like he doesn't get Matthew Soresen. Whatever he was that wasn't his memories persisted.
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.
Sponsored By:
Support Very Bad Wizards
Links: