Isn't it SO WEIRD when that happens? There have been a couple of books that I've read that have given me that exact same feeling of "I've read this before, I KNOW I've read this before... or have I?" and it's so maddening. There is no way to know for sure!!
The Temple scene is AMAZING. The whole Temple sequence, but especially the bit at the end where he meets the gods. I also love Eugenides' encounter with the gods at the end of The Queen of Attolia, where he demands answers and Moira's like "No" and Eugenides is like 'YES" and then the gods burst every window in the palace... but it is just one scene, it doesn't have the wonderful eerie build-up of the Temple sequence.
The only thing I've ever read that's like the Temple sequence is Piranesi, actually. I wonder if Susanna Clarke ever read The Thief.
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Date: 2022-01-27 01:50 pm (UTC)The Temple scene is AMAZING. The whole Temple sequence, but especially the bit at the end where he meets the gods. I also love Eugenides' encounter with the gods at the end of The Queen of Attolia, where he demands answers and Moira's like "No" and Eugenides is like 'YES" and then the gods burst every window in the palace... but it is just one scene, it doesn't have the wonderful eerie build-up of the Temple sequence.
The only thing I've ever read that's like the Temple sequence is Piranesi, actually. I wonder if Susanna Clarke ever read The Thief.