Recently, we discussed Piranesi by Susanna Clarke on The Novel Tea Podcast. The book is about a man who must find his way through a seemingly endless House with enormous statues, timely floods, and countless vestibules. His journey is disrupted when a Visitor introduces ideas and concepts that change his perspective permanently. In the story, the House itself represents a unique character with its immensity and complexity and evokes a feeling of mysteriousness and vague familiarity. Through our discussion on the podcast, Shruti and I had similar ideas of what the House looked like in our imaginations, and it got me thinking about how the House shaped the story of Piranesi as a whole.
I recently finished Dark Matter and my mind immediately went to the show with this discussion of liminality. I think it's the perfect contrast to how I imagined the lightness of Piranesi.
learned something new today. I don’t think i ever heard about liminality before but great analysis!
I had fun learning more about it while deep diving for this newsletter! Glad you enjoyed it :)
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I recently finished Dark Matter and my mind immediately went to the show with this discussion of liminality. I think it's the perfect contrast to how I imagined the lightness of Piranesi.
I enjoyed Dark Matter so much, I had to talk about it here! Agreed, the physical contrast as well as what both spaces mean are perfect comparisons.
-N