phoebos reviewed Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake (Gormenghast, #2)
BOOK TWO OF THE CLASSIC GORMENGHAST TRILOGY
Titus Groan is seven. Heir to the crumbling …
Review of "Gormenghast"
5 stars
I understand the reviews which criticise the dense verbosity of these books, but I disagree that this makes them not enjoyable. There are more descriptive sections, often at the beginning of chapters, which I only skimmed because they are plain description and scene-setting, which can be boring when I'm not in a mood to concentrate or read slowly. So, it's OK to read these couple of paragraphs less thoroughly. The descriptive language of these books are certainly their stand-out quality, but I think I gave 5 stars more so because of the plot and the characters. The plot in this second book was even more gripping than in the first.