Stephen King's 10 favorite books

Stephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read. 

4. ‘McTeague,’ by Frank Norris

In Norris’s grim portrait of human avarice, a decidedly unintelligent dentist loses his practice and descends into poverty.  Although the fortunes of the cast of San Franciscan characters fluctuate throughout the book, their greed is constant. Jealousy or miserliness leads them to – literally – fight over the last drop of water in the desert. 

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