I think it did a really great job of delivering both the prose and the study (nothing "happens", per se, it's observations and conversations) and the clear emotional beat/theme (just as Piranesi/Matthew did, Sarah learns to bring the mindful calm and clarity of the House into the living world instead of dissolving into the House fully.) It's actually not where I thought the scene would go, and that pivot in the ending really gripped me, and made me feel the same happy/bittersweet jolt the ending of Piranesi did.
And to me, Sarah's inner voice rang true as well - she's careful and attentive, in her own way and style, and she considers her words and actions slowly and precisely, and she's drawn into the beauty of the House without - I think - being unduly seduced by it...
My favorite bit of imagery was, I think, the rooks: Two dozen or so rooks were scattered over the statues that covered the wall before her. The weak, colourless daylight suited the scene very well: black birds with grey faces perched on statues of white marble, which were fouled here and there by black-and-white droppings. But the rooks' feathers defied the gloom, conjuring brilliant iridescent shades of green and purple from the movements the birds made, jostling for position on the statues and flapping their ragged wings.
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Date: 2022-07-31 09:39 pm (UTC)I think it did a really great job of delivering both the prose and the study (nothing "happens", per se, it's observations and conversations) and the clear emotional beat/theme (just as Piranesi/Matthew did, Sarah learns to bring the mindful calm and clarity of the House into the living world instead of dissolving into the House fully.) It's actually not where I thought the scene would go, and that pivot in the ending really gripped me, and made me feel the same happy/bittersweet jolt the ending of Piranesi did.
And to me, Sarah's inner voice rang true as well - she's careful and attentive, in her own way and style, and she considers her words and actions slowly and precisely, and she's drawn into the beauty of the House without - I think - being unduly seduced by it...
My favorite bit of imagery was, I think, the rooks: Two dozen or so rooks were scattered over the statues that covered the wall before her. The weak, colourless daylight suited the scene very well: black birds with grey faces perched on statues of white marble, which were fouled here and there by black-and-white droppings. But the rooks' feathers defied the gloom, conjuring brilliant iridescent shades of green and purple from the movements the birds made, jostling for position on the statues and flapping their ragged wings.