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Saruman
January 24th,2003, 06:35 PM
Has anyone read the 'Gormenghast' trilogy by Mervyn Peake? I have so far read 'Titus Groan', last October, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The whole atmosphere is in a style which I Iove.
Saruman
January 25th,2003, 09:21 PM
Anyone?:(
P.K. Brandybuck
January 26th,2003, 05:07 PM
These books are so hard to find now !!! I've tried...
I've been looking for a copy for awhile.

I watched and own the movie though... I thought Christopher Lee was great as Flay.

Christopher Lee has met Tolkein and Peake
Saruman
January 26th,2003, 09:27 PM
The BBC version was what introduced me to the books. Christopher Lee was absolutely wonderful as Flay, as was Richard Griffiths as Swelter.
P.K. Brandybuck
January 26th,2003, 11:53 PM
Ah yeah I forgot about Richard Griffiths...he was in Harry Potter..
I recognized him right away by his off center eyes. :)
Bonos-Girl
January 28th,2003, 07:56 PM
christopher lee was in it?! lol....i never actually noticed....i think my attention was somewhat taken by johnathon rhys-meyers or whatver his name is....he was so cool!

i tried to get the book from my school library but the reserve system doesn't seem to work very well...i've had that and hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy on reserve for over 2 years!! lol lol
Daeron
March 4th,2003, 04:15 PM
Keep on trying. The books have been reliably in print for donkey's years so you should be able to pick up a copy from somewhere. Failing that, I'm sure Amazon can help you out :-)

As a l33t d00d might say, da g0rmenghast tr1logy is teh roxx0r!
*cough* *cough*

I remember reading them for the first time when I was a teen, and they had a big impact on me.
Bonos-Girl
March 5th,2003, 08:20 PM
lol i really wanna read them.....might have to actually buy non-second hand book!
Voroturiön
March 19th,2003, 04:29 AM
My local indie bookstore sells it!
MerlintheMad
June 27th,2003, 02:02 AM
Folio Society prints a gorgeous edition of Gormenghast. I am at the first quarter of the second volume: I only read it when in a "****y" mood - because it effects my mood and makes it "****y": rather dark, black humor abounds, and satire drips from every page, tho cloaked in an excellent writing style for such mood-setting. I highly recommend it thus far.
Ranger
June 27th,2003, 07:34 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't know what Gormenghast is?
MerlintheMad
June 27th,2003, 11:01 PM
Gormenghast: originally predated even TLOTR rings, being first printed in 1950. It also is a trilogy, about the same length as TLOTR, but (wow!) is this story ever a different kettle of fish. They resemble each other as much as whales and sharks; both are fantasies, but Gormenghast doesn't contain any of the expected ingredients that we usually associate with that genre: no magic, no monsters of mythical size or appearance, etc.; just a black humor satire about ("British" ) socially stratified life, which has gone on until the reign of the 77th earl of Gormenghast: so long, in fact, that all ritual and tradition has lost any of its original meanings. Quite the mind-warping story actually; perfect fare if you want to put yourself into a weird mood - or if you already are.