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A review by thefiendslibrary
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
4.0
Titus Groan was one of the most interesting reading experiences I have had in a long time. I am normally a fan of overly fancy prose, but I still went into this 1940's fantasy classic afraid that I wouldn't enjoy it because of Peake's legendary verbosity. However, I was pleased to find that although the text is indeed more than a mouthful, the characters and descriptions are so poignant and wonderfuly constructed that, even during mundane scenes, I often amused myself by studying how Peake chose to portray an event from a given perspective.
The plot is fairly glacial, and admittedly not a lot really happens in this first book of the Gormenghast series. This doesn't bother me too much because I do like a slow burn, and the presentation of major events (when they finally arrive) is executed in such incredible fashion that several scenes have likely been seared into my memory forever.
The plot is fairly glacial, and admittedly not a lot really happens in this first book of the Gormenghast series. This doesn't bother me too much because I do like a slow burn, and the presentation of major events (when they finally arrive) is executed in such incredible fashion that several scenes have likely been seared into my memory forever.