Titus Awakes: The Lost Book of Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake, Maeve Gilmore

Titus Awakes: The Lost Book of Gormenghast

Gormenghast #4

Mervyn Peake, Maeve Gilmore with Brian Sibley

265 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous reflective slow-paced
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Description

Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels are widely acknowledged to be a classic work of high fantasy, on a par with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. In the Gormenghast novels, Peake created the vividly detailed world - at once gothic and surreal - of Castle...

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Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 60%
adventurous 20%
emotional 20%
sad 20%

Pace

slow 40%
medium 40%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

2.94

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