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The identity horror and the overall atmosphere is excellent but the truly insane element of this book is that we have the proof that Titus placed in Steerpike’s place would have behaved exactly like Steerpike.

Re-read. 1st read physical book via library loan. 2nd read audiobook via YouTube.

same time same place - much like the previous one, fear of the unknown or the strange will deprive you of love!

danse macabre - oooh i really liked that one! i thought i knew where it was going but it still managed to surprise me. one of those stories that i think different people will walk away with different interpretations of

the connoisseurs - peake is just playing with dialogue here and hes great at it, in some ways i wish this tone came out more in gormenghast

i bought a palm tree - incredibly funny and kind of incredible to read peake writing in such a different style! this is so plain compared to his usual but fitting for the plot such as it is and the humor

the weird journey - not as easy to understand as boy in darkness but still interesting. i found the imagery harder to picture which i think added to my puzzlement

boy in darkness- wow what a rich story, definitely one to take in and think about, more directly metaphorical or applicable than gormenghast. there were a couple descriptions peake used over and over so a little repetitive but still very good