A review by mickbordet
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

5.0

With every word worth lingering over, this has been a slow, but delightful read. The book almost demands to be read slowly, in keeping with the stately, ancient pace of ritual portrayed within. An atmosphere of stagnation is practically the main character throughout the story. That might make it sound dull, but each of the rather grim characters are drawn in a detail that is both fascinating and darkly humorous. The plot is intriguing, gradually unwinding over the course of the book, but most threads are left hanging for the next book in the series, so it does not really stand alone from a storytelling perspective, but that doesn't matter as the journey is far more important in this case than the destination.