I attempted to read this tome about a decade ago and fell short. The Great Gormenghast Group Read gave me a chance at redemption.Titus Groan:Gormenghast:Titus Alone:
I read the first 2 of these books, and really didn't like them. They did remind me of Dickens a lot - and I'm not a big fan of Dickens either, so that might explain it! All the characters were grotesque caricatures, and the general mood was claustrophobic, banal and depressing. I'd expected to reall...
How do you review a book that can't be compared to anything else? One of my favorite books of all time. Titus Groan and especially Gormenghast are outstanding. Titus Alone is a strange sequel that probably was influenced somewhat by Peake's progressing disease. Still worth reading. Bizarre, fan...
I read these books back in my teenage years and have reread them a couple of times since.They are epic in every sense of the word. The castle Gormenghast and all it's inhabitants range from very grotesque and fascinating to silly. The books are never boring for a moment.Fuchsia was a heroine of my s...
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