Gormenghast Trilogy (Audio): Titus Alone Lib/E (Series #3) (CD-Audio)

from atreic

Well, I knew if I didn't read Titus Alone now, after Titus Groan and Gormanghast, I might never. Although having read it, maybe never would have been the wiser choice? [Perhaps reviewing this book is cruel? He was suffering from the onset of dementia, and another nervous breakdown.] Plotwise, ...

from Karin7

Was disappointed with the third book.

from AaronPt

The overwhelming feeling I had when reading 'Titus Alone' was a sense of potential, potential left unfulfilled by Mervyn Peake's death. The book, as good as it is, and it's definitely worth reading by anyone who enjoyed the previous two Gormenghast novels, lacks the tight plot and claustrophobic ...

from ragwaine

Absolutely brilliant writing, but it gets to be a little too much. Many long slow parts that could have been cut. Great colorful charaters, with really great names.

from CarlosMcRey

I was already aware of the consensus that "Titus Alone" was widely considered a severe let-down after the first two Gormenghast books, so my expectations were low to begin with. However, despite the obvious shift from those earlier works, Peake's talent, his love of language, his creativity and h...