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From: wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Gormenghast
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 22:08:00 EDT
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/* Written  6:42 pm  Oct  9, 1985 by terry@nrcvax.UUCP in ccvaxa:net.sf-lovers */
As a set of books, [Gormenghast] was okay, interesting, rather ponderous, but
imaginative.  As a movie it would be really out of place.

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I disagree. The Gormenghast books are very visual. Peake was also an
illustrator and it really shows. Reading along you develop clear pictures of
the various characters and scenes. I claim that part of the reason it reads
so slowly is that the brain is working overtime developing detailed
pictures. It would not be an easy movie to make, and it would probably have
to be done in parts to be good, but a faithful version would be wonderful.

"When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all."
				Roger Zelazny, *Doorways in the Sand*

						Wombat
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