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505 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749394820
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 05 February 1998
Description
Titus Groan is seven years old. Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrinth of roofs and turrets, cloisters and corridors, stairwells and dungeons, it is also the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old ritu...
Community Reviews Summary of 969 reviews
Moods
adventurous 67%
mysterious 60%
tense 38%
challenging 37%
emotional 30%
reflective 29%
sad 29%
funny 27%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts
505 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749394820
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 05 February 1998
Description
Titus Groan is seven years old. Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrinth of roofs and turrets, cloisters and corridors, stairwells and dungeons, it is also the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old ritu...
Community Reviews Summary of 969 reviews
Moods
adventurous 67%
mysterious 60%
tense 38%
challenging 37%
emotional 30%
reflective 29%
sad 29%
funny 27%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts