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reviewed Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (The Titus trilogy -- 1)

Mervyn Peake: Titus Groan (1989, Mandarin)

This is the first of the Gormenghast trilogy and introduces the reader to Gormenghast Castle …

Nothing like it

Incredible, dense, and intensely funny prose. This book felt like it was written for me. Each character is a weird, cartoonish delight, and yet, they have so much heart the more you get to know them. Also, an amazing, dastardly villain.