The House of the Seven Gables, with eBook Audiobook

" All that I feel for this particular work can be summed up in one, succinct sentence: I loathed it. "

" This could have been better than okay if Hawthorne would have just learned to get to the point! Ugh "

" This is not a weekend quick read. This is a book to read slowly to better absorb the beauty and intricacy of the language. As far as plot, no major twists or roller coaster rides that so many of this era of readers have come to expect. The depth is in the message and the mastery of the words. "

" Hawthorne's style is rather difficult but he tells a good tale. The tale could have been just as good with fewer pages. "

" I haven't read this book in a long time, but I love Hawthorne's style and it makes me want to go visit the house this fall. "

" One heck of a wordy book, but the story is excellent, so I'll forgive the prose for being so very purple. The story wraps up very neatly, too- no loose ends, and nothing forced about the conclusion. Quite a nice little book, if a bit difficult at times. "

" Very interesting book. Wow, what a mind Hawthorne had; it was at times hard to follow, but overall absolutely excellent writing, as it is a classic. "

" There is a portion of this book, about 4 pages, in which the description of a room where a dead man is sitting in a chair.......I was terrified! What a writer! Excellent Book! "

" This book was so tedious that I forgot I hadn't marked it finished. As usual, Hawthorne takes a great plot and fills it with such distracting detail that the plot is lost. My second attempt at becoming a Hawthorne fan and I am left thinking please never torture me again! "

" Got tired of waiting for anything even remotely interesting to happen, so I gave up after around 100 pages. "

" I've tried reading this about eighteen times. Still haven't finished it. My wife says that this is her history teacher's favorite book of all time. Her second favorite book? Probably something equally dull. "

" Solid 3 1/2 - 4 stars.Loads of description and not as haunting as I would have liked, but still really good.Extremely, extremely well written though a bit heavy handed.I feel smarter after reading it :) "

" I had to read this for school, and surprisingly enough it wasn't terrible! The descriptions were interesting and the style of the narration made it interesting. "

" I had to read this for school, and surprisingly enough it wasn't terrible! The descriptions were interesting and the style of the narration made it interesting. "

" I had to read this for school, and surprisingly enough it wasn't terrible! The descriptions were interesting and the style of the narration made it interesting. "

" Almost done with this - so good, and either I've forgotten or I've never read it before. "

" Another great story by Hawthorne, full of Gothic elements and all types of social commentary. The only reason this one isn't getting a 5 star rating is that the ending was weak and appeared to negate the overall societal themes of the novel. "

" Loved it! The Great American Novel! "

" I should read this again, its been since high school and next week we are touring the house near Boston. In HS I thought it was boring, but I was pretty young at the time, maybe it aged better or maybe I did. "

" I should read this again, its been since high school and next week we are touring the house near Boston. In HS I thought it was boring, but I was pretty young at the time, maybe it aged better or maybe I did. "

" A classic, I am told. I read it in HS and reread because we went to the house on vacation last year. Rereading did not make it any more interesting that I remember from years. ago. "

" Hmm, not my favorite, although I want to head down to Salem and tour the house now! "