![]() ![]() “… Titus first thought consciously about the idea of colour: of things having colours: of everything having its own particular colour, and of the way in which every particular colour kept changing according to where it was, what the light was like, and what it was next to.” I had to stop my reading every once in a while to give a gloriously contented sigh before I picked back up again. Some may find that tedious and sometimes it does become so, but have patience and a colorful picture will emerge in your mind’s eye. ![]() It’s my opinion that Peake (who was first and foremost an illustrator) made up picturesque settings and then made up plots to fit around them. Peake is marvelous! What vocabulary and descriptions! The colors this man uses! It is often said of Tolkien that he made up beautiful languages and names and then made up plots to fit around them. My Book Review: I loved the Gormenghast Series almost as soon as I started the first book, Titus Groan (see my book review here). Not only is the life of the young Earl told, but also that of his sister Fuchsia, the banished servant Flay, and the manipulative mastermind Steerpike… ![]() ![]() In particular, a mysterious girl-called “The Thing”– who holds the freedom Titus longs for. As the boy grows, he wearies of his stagnant life and begins to eye the world outside of the castle with much interest. Plot Summary: Gormenghastpicks up in the detailing of the life of Titus Groan, seventy-seventh Earl of the Castle and inheritor of the endless monotony of rituals and symbols. ![]()
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