Great review, just finished the series and loved it. I also saw all of your and Evie discussions videos, always fun to hear other people thought and hear things I didn’t pick up on
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the review and that you listened to me and Evie’s discussions. I agree, it’s great fun to learn about other people’s perspectives on a book/s.
@SheWasOnlyEvie thank you so much! I’m glad you think my discussion did the series justice. Our talks on the books have been so fun and very enlightening! Fuchsia is a character that is def gonna stick with me for a while!
@ErieMaxwell I’ve heard of others who also read The Gormenghast Trilogy when they were young. Makes me wish I had done so too! Glad I helped inspire you to pick up the series again! I’d be interested to know what you think of it now.
There is nothing - and I mean NOTHING - like this series. It is absolutely not for everyone: the prose is dense and Peake flies off on tangents, but if you stick with it it is incredibly rewarding. It also allows him to set scenes that no-one else could get away with - the scene in Gormenghast when the Countess goes to see Dr Prune and her cats accompany her is extraordinary - absolutely ridiculous when one thinks about it, but it fits into the world and is dark and deep and perfect.
@@keithhealing1115 It’s certainly not a series for everyone; that’s for sure. Peake’s writing is truly up there for me. It’s a shame that we’ll never know how the series would have eventually progressed but it was an amazing reading journey nonetheless. I’m actually craving more fantasy like Gormenghast but I doubt I’ll be able to find another that will scratch the same itch. Thanks for watching!
@@marianneguevara8279 The closest I have found is Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell - although it is completely different. If you haven't read Clarke's next book, Piranesi, do so. It is stunningly beautiful.
Glad you did a video on this, Marianne! The language is excellent. Some of my favorite prose tbh. I can't write elaborate descriptions like that, at least I don't try to lol. The soul of fantasy is shown through this book, and I don't think there are many fantasy series that equal it (perhaps the Books of Babel? Lol).
Thank you for the review. Im currently in the middle of the audiobooks (book 2) and it's one of the most imcredible works of art Ive ever read. I may be ruined on other reading now. 😅
@@Dinadoesyoga Thank you for watching the review! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I definitely understand the feeling of other reading not reaching the same heights of Gormenghast. It really is a spectacular piece of writing. I’d love to know what you’ll think of the next installment.
@@mattkean1128 I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the first one! I definitely recommend you move on to Gormenghast. It’s probably my favorite of the trilogy 😊
Great review, just finished the series and loved it. I also saw all of your and Evie discussions videos, always fun to hear other people thought and hear things I didn’t pick up on
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the review and that you listened to me and Evie’s discussions. I agree, it’s great fun to learn about other people’s perspectives on a book/s.
You explained and described everything so much better than I ever could!
Fuschia still is sticking with me. I love her character and her arc so much.
@SheWasOnlyEvie thank you so much! I’m glad you think my discussion did the series justice. Our talks on the books have been so fun and very enlightening!
Fuchsia is a character that is def gonna stick with me for a while!
Oh wow, I was so obsessed with this series as a kid! You've definitely inspired me to go dig them up for a reread; thank you so much!
@ErieMaxwell I’ve heard of others who also read The Gormenghast Trilogy when they were young. Makes me wish I had done so too! Glad I helped inspire you to pick up the series again! I’d be interested to know what you think of it now.
There is nothing - and I mean NOTHING - like this series. It is absolutely not for everyone: the prose is dense and Peake flies off on tangents, but if you stick with it it is incredibly rewarding. It also allows him to set scenes that no-one else could get away with - the scene in Gormenghast when the Countess goes to see Dr Prune and her cats accompany her is extraordinary - absolutely ridiculous when one thinks about it, but it fits into the world and is dark and deep and perfect.
@@keithhealing1115 It’s certainly not a series for everyone; that’s for sure. Peake’s writing is truly up there for me. It’s a shame that we’ll never know how the series would have eventually progressed but it was an amazing reading journey nonetheless. I’m actually craving more fantasy like Gormenghast but I doubt I’ll be able to find another that will scratch the same itch.
Thanks for watching!
@@marianneguevara8279 The closest I have found is Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell - although it is completely different.
If you haven't read Clarke's next book, Piranesi, do so. It is stunningly beautiful.
@@keithhealing1115 Piranesi is actually on my tbr! I’m planning on getting to it before the end of the year.
Excellent review! It has definitely moved up my TBR.
@@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed this review. I’d love to know what you think of Gormenghast when you get to it.
Glad you did a video on this, Marianne!
The language is excellent. Some of my favorite prose tbh. I can't write elaborate descriptions like that, at least I don't try to lol. The soul of fantasy is shown through this book, and I don't think there are many fantasy series that equal it (perhaps the Books of Babel? Lol).
@scoutdarpy4465 Peake had such immense talent when it came to prose!
Haha hopefully The Books of Babel continues to impress 😊
Excellent review Marianne!
@@AmandaJHMorton Thank you so much Amanda! Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️
Thank you for the review. Im currently in the middle of the audiobooks (book 2) and it's one of the most imcredible works of art Ive ever read. I may be ruined on other reading now. 😅
@@Dinadoesyoga Thank you for watching the review! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I definitely understand the feeling of other reading not reaching the same heights of Gormenghast. It really is a spectacular piece of writing. I’d love to know what you’ll think of the next installment.
I've only read the first, but it was amazing 🔥
@@mattkean1128 I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the first one! I definitely recommend you move on to Gormenghast. It’s probably my favorite of the trilogy 😊
Stop giving me other books to read, death will find me before i ever see the end of my TBR list on the horizon...
@milkman2461 If I am doomed to a never ending tbr so will you be! 😆
@marianneguevara8279 I think on my death bed I'm going to regret not giving up on so many medicore or bad books 😅
My poor poor TBR
@@charlie-read-a-book No one’s tbr is safe from Gormenghast!