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Mervyn Peake: Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) (1991)

Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake, first published in 1946. It is the …

Review of 'Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

Excellent. Dense, engrossing detail. Very slow going at the outset, but full of characters with almost palpable presence: so strange and abstract that they hook the imagination, yet realistic in their obsessions.