The Nature of Monsters Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book is the book that finally stopped me from buying books at book stores because "the cover is pretty and the description on the back sounds interesting." After this book, I resolved to always consult online reviews before wasting my money on something I would end up hating. So, one star for this book being somewhat useful in that regard! "

" After enjoying Savage Lands, I hoped this book would have the same tone. Yeah, not so much. The non-stop references to bowels, turds, s#$t, etc was just too much. It reminded me a lot of the movie "The Road to Wellville" (which I have declared the worst movie of all time). I think the graphic descriptions of Mary's breathing, tongue and harelip were excessive and sometimes gagging, although it added to the character, it was just too much. I kept reading because I wanted to see Eliza get revenge on these terrible people and when it came, it was anticlimatic and disappointing (which is also the reason for the 2nd star, just the wanting to know what happened). I'm hoping "The Great Stink" isn't this bad. "

" I tried to read this and had to stop it was poorly written and all over the place and boring. "

" Not really sure what happened here... I ended up with this book through the mail-order book club thing to which I belong. (yeah, yeah, yeah, much like BMG where you got your copy of Milli Vanilli's 'Blame it on the Rain' in 1992). Um... did I think I recognized the author? Did they have a really good description on the site? Was I drunk? It is a mystery! In any case, the book arrived. I read it. And... that's all. There was no description on the back cover, which I hate. I really need something to set the stage and tell me where I am going. This was actually the best thing I learned from reading this book: I need a back-cover synopsis. Someone needs to tell me what to expect. While reading, I kept wondering what the point was, or what I was supposed t be thinking. I just couldn't come up with anything. I guess I cared about the characters, kind of. Yeah, just generally... not good. "

" There was such a focus on historical description, the story itself was predictable and boring. "

" twisted dark kinda scary, just like i like em "

" Victorian mores, medicine, daily life, philosophy/religion, and mystery! woo-hoo! like her first book, also graphic in descriptions of bodily functions. "

" very well researched fiction of the victorian era, london, fun to read but lack luster ending. "

" Lots of sex. About the irredeemability/redeemability of man-kind. "

" Not interested enough to finish it. "

" This book was so dark and disturbing, with very little redemption. I sort-of wanted to know how it all worked out, but be the end was just more disturbed than curious. I was only OK. This is one that you could skip. "

" This was a very dark novel. Within its pages are perversion, drug addiction, madness, violence and pain. I found the imagery quite disturbing and poignant which of course was the point. "

" I was disaappointed that the story wasn't more suspenseful. I don't think the person who wrote the summary on the dust jacket read the book because what was described there were minor incidents in the book. "

" Pretty good story but if the author had used the word 'greasy' one more time I was going to scream! "

" grim at times but I rather liked it. "

" I thoroughly enjoyed this! "

" Those who enjoy reading books by Michel Faber, Sarah Waters, Emma Donohoe, Wesley Stace, etc. will enjoy this one. "

" Not interesting enough to want to read. Read anyways -_- "

" This was spooky, gothic, a little FRANKENSTEIN-ish (is that a word?) and I liked the ending. If you like Jack the Ripper or Sweeney Todd era stuff, then this will be right up your alley, no pun intended. Haha "

" Eigentlich war ich bis zum Ende hin ziemlich begeistert. Guter Schreibstil, interessantes Thema... bis dann irgendwann alles viel zu schraeg und absurd fuer mich wurde. Zum Schluss war ich echt froh es geschafft zu haben. Schade. "

" Soooooooooooo slooooooooow. "

" Nice dark adventure that would not let me out until pages were finished. "

" almost done. Reading rapidly to be ready for tomorrow night's book club. "

" A gritty and at times disturbing story of London in the 1700s and the uniform medical practices and ideas of the time. "

" this was a random read for me and i loved it. my favorite character dies sadly, but such is life. great read! great story! "

" This book is great and then the author threw away the ending. "

" volevo mettere due stelle e mezzo.... decisamente l'unica certezza che mi ha dato questo libro è che non avrei mai e poi mai voluto vivere nella londra del '700 "

" This historical novel is about the theory of maternal impression and one scientist willing to do anything to achieve greatness. There is real evil here, but we experience the narrator's attempts to resist it and celebrate when she achieves any measure of autonomy from male control. "

" This book has awesome creepy and weird things going on. "

" Loved the writing style........... took me a little longer to get through it because my reading time is so limited now, but was well worth it. "

" Kind of a frankenstein-ish plot...overall good read...very thought provoking. "

" I actually had to put this book down for a short while as the death of the baby in the middle put me off a bit. I did finish it though, and it was pretty good! "