Mr Pye
£3.86
An excellent contrast to Gormenghast. - Although this book is not quite Gormenghast it still shows off Peake s exquisite descriptive powers. Not as gloomy or epic as his masterpiece, it has a much simpler plot, however Mr Pye keeps the same eccentric characterisation and rich dickensian writing style that makes Peake such a brilliant writer. Some have said that the book is childlike in it s plot and dialogue. This is completely untrue. Although very humerous, Mr Pye is at times deeply disturbing, as one would naturally expect with Mervyn peake. So, although very different atmospherically to Gormenghast, this book is still very well worth a read.
NOT GORMENGHAST, BUT STILL GREAT - No, Mr Pye shouldn t be compared to the astounding Gormenghast, but it is still a sweetly quirky and entertaining book. Peake s oddball sense of humour shines through, and the characters are his usual mad bunch of weirdos. Very lively and imaginative, and if you appreciate it on it s own merits and not as a work by the author of Gormenghast, you ll find it quite delightful.
Hmmmmmmmm. - Those expecting a breathtaking ballet of brilliant prose, as Mr Peake supplied in the Gormenghast trilogy, will innevitably be disapointed. The book instead concentrates on narrative, detailing the story of one Mr Pye who travels to Sark and tries to convert the population to Christianity. The story is almost child-like in its simplistic structure - a tale of good versus evil, that comes to manifest itself in tangible form. Mr Peake reveals a spiritual longing that one might not have expected from his other, more fantastical works. To summarize, this is a book that will appeal to evangelical christians or those who are doing a theses on Mr Peake, otherwise readers will feel a warm pang of dissapointment spreading slowly throughout their body, until the memory of this nondescript book is excreted almost unnoticably away.