Titus Groan

Titus Groan

1946 • 382 pages

Ratings37

Average rating3.3

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October 12, 2015

Deep and beautiful descriptions along with very lyrical prose and extremely interesting characters. The pace is somewhat slow but this is an awesome read overall.

Personal rating: 4.115/5

February 28, 2022

No plot, no characters, no prose, no me.

Read 1:03 / 17:27 6%

August 26, 2020

Clever little rat
skyrocketing socially
nearly to the top.

July 22, 2018

Amazing form (prose), lackluster content (lacking story)

January 1, 2023
June 1, 2008

Wow, this was such an atmospheric read. The writing is so descriptive I can imagine all the characters and the castle clearly.
The Character and the setting is just... weird. These people are all eccentric and somehow facinating.

Overall it reminds me of a Tim Burton Movie.

December 6, 2021
rosshardy
Ross HardySupporter
October 13, 2022

I actually really enjoyed this, but the density of description made me move through this at a slow pace, and then I had to return it to the library. I'd like to read it again now that I better understand what to expect from it.

May 23, 2024
February 18, 2022

Finally, after some 20 years, I managed to re-read it, and this time I liked it. I don't know why...
I mean, I don't know why I found it so horrible 20 years ago. Yes, it is slow, it's cruel, it's incomprehensible, but the story is so... fascinating.

July 13, 2009

6 stars. Sublime.

January 25, 2021
Nico_Bella
NicoSupporter

DNFed, kept waiting and waiting for a plot and fantastical elements, but I guess this is just very, very low fantasy.

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This was a deeply descriptive book that took me into a world with fascinating characters who have their own idiosyncrasies. I look forward to reading what happens next to Titus in Gormenghast.

January 7, 2009

Book for lovers of castles and little freaks.

October 7, 2024