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| Title | : | Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2) |
| Author | : | Mervyn Peake |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 505 pages |
| Published | : | February 5th 1998 by Vintage Classics (first published 1950) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Classics. Gothic |
Mervyn Peake
Paperback | Pages: 505 pages Rating: 4.02 | 11633 Users | 455 Reviews
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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.
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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) |
Rating Containing Books Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
Ratings: 4.02 From 11633 Users | 455 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
Well, I got myself in a good pickle rating Titus Groan 5 stars because this book is by every measurable and conceivable standard better than the first. This gets all the stars.Gormenghast is a book you have to Set Time Aside For, and I'm genuinely afraid this will scare off modern readers, what with our diminishing attention spans and insatiable lust for instant gratification. Its not a book you can pick up while on the intercity bus because youd end up spending three consecutive bus ridesThe stage is built, my blueprint (which I often draw of literary villages/castles, etc., having been inspired to do so by Mark Bennett and his fabulous/fantasy work entitled "TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes"- yes, exactly, you might think, that's where Ginger and Mary Anne must have sun bathed!) is drawn, I'm ready for another visit to Gormenghast. From a literary point of view, "Titus Groan" is complete, in and of itself: that's why we really can't call Gormenghast part of a
The best word to describe this book is rebellious. This the main theme of the book. Although a lot happens in last 100 pages of the book, but the first 400 pages are definitely a drag.Some of the strong points of the book are1.Getrude comes out of her slumber.2.Titus rebellion is intriguing to read.3.Steerpike climb through castle hierarchy.Some of the weak points of the book are1.Fuchsia is still a enigma.2.Peake just keeps beating around the bush.Let me expand on the above points1.Getrude
To write a review of "Gormenghast" is as futile an endeavor as writing a review of a game of chess between two masters. For, in the end, that is what the book comes down to, a contest between one player, wise and battle-hardened, and another, youthful yet fierce. The game is between the old and the new. Peake coordinated the match, provided the pieces (his characters, each intricately detailed with unique functions), and provided the board (his castle, 'Gormenghast', that stony monster). This
I have a problem. I gave 5 stars to Titus Groan, book 1 in the Gormenghast trilogy, but I find the sequel to be even better. So,hey Goodreads, if you guys could kindly change the rating system, I would very much like to give Gormenghast, book 2 in the Gormenghast trilogy, six or perhaps even seven stars. I'm just kidding... except that I'm not. This book was simply and utterly amazing. It is exactly what Titus Groan is, but on steroids! So if you're interested, go check my review of Titus Groan
An excellent second book in a horrifically creepy trilogy. As the second book in the trilogy, Gormenghast doesn't disappoint with even more eccentric characters and mounting tension with our evil villain, Steerpike. Gormenghast feels as if it's still a part of the first book, it flows so well. In fact, by the way it ended, I almost could have seen the story ending there, and so I'm somewhat perplexed as to how the third book is going to go. For me, the main character out of the myriad of
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