Mervyn Peake
Paperback | Pages: 505 pages Rating: 4.02 | 11633 Users | 455 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Gormenghast |
| ISBN: | 074939482X (ISBN13: 9780749394820) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gormenghast #2 |
| Characters: | Titus Groan, Steerpike, Dr. Alfred Prunesquallor, Gertrude Groan, Fuchsia Groan, Cora Groan, Clarice Groan |
| Setting: | Gormenghast |
| Literary Awards: | W.H. Heinemann Award (1951) |
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Titus Groan is seven years old. Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrinth of roofs and turrets, cloisters and corridors, stairwells and dungeons, it is also the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, and death. Steerpike, who began his climb across the roofs when Titus was born, is now ascending the spiral staircase to the heart of the castle, and in his wake lie imprisonment, manipulation, and murder.Gormenghast is the second volume in Mervyn Peake’s widely acclaimed trilogy, but it is much more than a sequel to Titus Groan—it is an enrichment and deepening of that book.
The Gormenghast Trilogy ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable feats of imaginative writing.
Point Containing Books Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
| Title | : | Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2) |
| Author | : | Mervyn Peake |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 505 pages |
| Published | : | February 5th 1998 by Vintage Classics (first published 1950) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Classics. Gothic |
Rating Containing Books Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
Ratings: 4.02 From 11633 Users | 455 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
A kind of lull had settled upon the castle. It was not that events were lacking, but that even those of major importance had about them a sense of unreality. It was as though some strange wheel of destiny had brought the earth its pre-ordained lacunaI reviewed Titus Groan earlier today and my main bone of contention is that "Gormenghast", the 2nd book should really be called "Titus Groan" and the first book should be called "Gormenghast". Titus is only an infant in "Titus Groan" but inThe vivid descriptions are a treat, but mostly I enjoyed the surreal characters and the way Peake portrayed them. I chuckled many, many times.This work is unique, and I dare say you haven't read anything like it before, and you possibly never will again.If you liked Titus Groan you should not hesitate to read Gormenghast.Any writer should give this a try, if only to find out: nothing is too bizarre. You can make it work. All of it. Yes, even that.I wrote this article about the Gormenghast
This trilogy is amazing and this second book does not disappoint. Again I had a bit of trouble getting into it but once I did I absolutely couldn't put it down. We met a bunch of new characters in this one and some of them provided some much needed levity to a pretty creepy, bleak story. I think my favorite scene was the "party" I don't think I'll ever think about a hot water bottle quite the same. Watching Titus work through his "rebellion" was interesting too. I originally thought he was going
I know it's a classic, I know it's groundbreaking and a phenomenal creative achievement. I know his vision was superb, his plotting exact, his characters supremely well-observed - sympathetic and horrifying and humorous in equal measures, making the storyline more complex than a simple tale of betrayal and vengeance (inhale). I know his prose is spectacular......but bloody hellfire does there have to be so MUCH of it?Dear Gods. I did get to the end this time (it's previously defeated me on a
10/10Titus Groan was one of the very best books I've ever read. It had a fantastic setting, captivating characters, and, most importantly, outstanding prose. It's sequel, Gormenghast, has all of these, and one more thing as well: a plot. Whereas the plot of Titus Groan seemed to take a backseat to the other aspects of the book (not that I minded, I was lost in Peake's wonderful writing), the story in Gormenghast is driven forwards by Steerpike's continued machinations and becomes exciting to
Wonderfully funny, brilliantly written and sometimes very exciting. Steerpike's devilry went up several notches. Finished part two and now onto part three. I've got a strong hunch JK Rowlings owes a debt to Mervyn Peake.
I like Titus Groan very much, but I like Gormenghast more. The visual set pieces are equally vivid, but the style seems less labored, more fluid--less like cubist painting and more like a movie photographed by a cinematographer with a unique and eccentric palette. At first I thought this was principally due to Peake's maturing style--and I still believe that this is an important factor--but I have also come to understand that the growing ease in style, the flow of the narrative, has changed
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