Liz Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake I am not sure if this post should be in this section, so I am sorry if I have done it wrong. Anyway, someone has suggested that I read the Gormenghast books next, but I do not know anything about them. Has anyone read them or know a bit about them and could possibly tell me? It would be a great help. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I've never read them myself, but I did watch the TV series of it when it was on a few years back (actually, I think it was about 6 or 7 years back, so longer than I was originally thinking!). The story seemed quite complicated & involved, but it was very interesting all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I read then first book, Titus Groane (I think), ages ago. It's quite a peculiar book. Definitely in the realms of fantasy in terms of the environment, but it lives with the fantastical descriptions of what's going on in the Gormenghast castle rather than having a great deal of plot. At least that's what I remember of it. It was way too far outside of what my normal reading zone was for me to really "get" it. I was much more into narrative than descriptive when I read it. It's clearly brilliant, but it's one of those things that won't be to everyone's taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanna Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I would love to read this book as I loved the series on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosegarden Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Just thought you might like to know that Oneword Radio are reading the Gormenghast book 2 starting on the 6th June in 17 episodes. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 :wave: Hello, Carole! :wave: Though I don't read these books, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosegarden Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 :hello: Tiger! :new: I love listening to Oneword.........they have all different sorts of books......and all freeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Space Hamster Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I just can't get into this set of books. I have tried around four times but never managed to get more than a few chapters in. I think I'll have to file this into the "not for me" category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yeah, I'm still not sure whether to read it or not. I may give it a go if I have nothing else that I really want to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Space Hamster Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 It seems like a good book. You may really enjoy it. I think it's just not for me though. I'll be interested to hear impressions about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I tried and failed. I loved the TV series and thought I would obviously love the books more, but I got no more than 20 pages in before I got a headache. Definately hard going but more than likely worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnie banks Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I loved both gormenghast 1 and 2. I found them dark in many bits but also incredibly funny. I`ve never been able to see the royal family the same since. The BBC series was brilliant , mainly because of the casting. I`ve read them three times I think, and will probably re read again. Don`t know about the third book, I didn`t enjoy it at all and have only read it once. I read somewhere Mervyn Peake was ill when writing this one but I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have the first two books, 'Titus Groan' and 'Gormenghast', I have not read them yet but they are on my bigger than rock TBR pile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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