The Orchard Keeper

By: Cormac McCarthy

Narrated by: Ed Sala

One of America’s most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the men’s tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization.

©1965 Cormac McCarthy (P)2013 Recorded Books

great book, poor engineering

The reader fails to capture the tone and the cadence of this great story. It was also poorly engineered with noticeable hum. Disappointing!

Good narration

I enjoyed the narrator’s voice. The story was a bit loose but Overall I enjoyed this book.

not like most McCarthy

just couldn't get into it. didn't like. may be his first but possibly the worst

Less than usual

It may not be fair to judge a writer against himself when speaking in general terms but this story is less than your typical work. A great story with better than average depth, still, not as strong as his following work.

Terrible reader

Ed Sala has ruined a couple of my favorite reads. This is one. The book deserved better.