Before our eyes the head of the family slowly sinks into madness and a chaotic interloper schemes to bring about the downfall of the Groan legacy. Gloom, rot and decay are evident everywhere in the castle. Gormenghast itself is a massive city/castle, full of forgotten rooms in abandoned wings, mysterious and often bizarre characters filling arcane positions in the noble household while the ancient stones slowly crumble to dust. I just knew that I had to get my hands on this book because it completely filled the bill for all my literary tastes.īasically, this is the story of an isolated society in decline full of gloomy atmosphere. Of all the reviews, those for were the most accurate. This method has helped me find good books, but more often it prevents me from wasting time on bad books. I focus on the one and five star reviews, and check out the reviews that fall somewhere in between the two extremes. I like to read reviews of a book before I read it myself.
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