McTeague (Dramatized) Audiobook

" This started out as being an interesting story of 1899 San Francisco, and I was mildly enjoying it. Then, about halfway through, disaster strikes and the story goes beyond interesting to fascinating, and by the last third of the book it's downright gripping. After reading the last line I just thought "wow." "

" one of my favorite endings...so bleak, yet somewhat comical. "

" Bleak and twisted as hell. "

" Have you ever read a book about a Dentist? Maybe you should, it's good and definitely NOT drama free, with a couple murders, greed, and even a "high speed" chase, definitely an excellent read. "

" Now this looks great. After spending a entire semester with Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane this book should hit the spot. "

" What's not to like about a miserable turn of the century failed dentist? "

" I'd heard of this book and chancing on a paperback in Lubeck bought it without much expectation. But I loved it. It's a depressing story but convincing and towards the end thrilling, moving from domestic horror to a desert man hunt. "

" A must for anyone who lives in SF. It's cool to read about streets and tunnels that you've actually have walked on/through...and an ending that you will never forget. "

" I had to read this book for my 19th Century American Literature class. This book gave me rage. I hate absolutely every character- they are literally all the worst. "

" Norris' Naturalism almost bores until quite unexpectedly it doesn't. A harrowing third act, worthy of Hitchcock, is as fascinating as it is chilling. Quite a feat for something written 111 years ago. "

" I had never heard of Frank Norris until I got to college and I regret the oversight. He was a friend and contemporary of Jack London, so while his stories are admittedly tainted by racism and social Darwinism, his humor and word-craft still make him well worth the read. "

" Naturalistic and overwhelmingly somber. "

" So - now I've read this San Francisco classic and I'm so depressed I can't read anything else for awhile. Bummer "

" The story and characters are haunting in the gritty and raw realism of San Francisco in the late 1800s. This one will stay with you for a very long time! "

" A good read. A solid, if not immensely depressing story. I believe that an element from the story was even used in a Tales from the Crypt episode with Kyle MacLachlan. I wouldn't read this during those dark and depressing winter months. "

" Good heavens. Great, interesting descriptions of another time and place, but characters I thoroughly did not give a damn about. Lots of adverbs, too. "

" One of my favorites. Read it in my American Lit class and fell in love with every line and theme. Beautifully dark. "

" I hated this book - it was pure drudgery reading it. I had to read it for a class and I still have flashbacks from this book. I also did not like the professor. It was a miserable book. "

" Have you ever read a book about a Dentist? Maybe you should, it's good and definitely NOT drama free, with a couple murders, greed, and even a "high speed" chase, definitely an excellent read. "

" The story and characters are haunting in the gritty and raw realism of San Francisco in the late 1800s. This one will stay with you for a very long time! "

" classic, chilling, san fransico. i read it when i was 17 and scenes of it have stuck with me ever since. "

" A rattling good yarn that was sometimes hard to follow, but the depiction of San Francisco's Polk Street at the end of the 19th century is invaluable. "

" Remarkable book, an uncompromising trip through some of the grimmest aspects of human nature. Completely believable, compulsively readable. "

" I learned that one should always try to dress sharply... "

" Didn't manage to finish it. Couldn't remember from night to night what I'd read before. Thankfully, got a plot sumamry at book club so I don't have to continue. "

" Interesting permutations of greed motifs, and comparison between life in San Francisco at the turn of the century and nature. Pretty boring, though, till about the last 25%. I found the ending to be pretty unsatifactory as well. "

" Finger nibbling has never been sexier. "