It is really odd dialogue, I think it's meant to show what a colorful, "ethnic" character he is. '

I read the book when I was about 18, and found it incredibly long, boring, and non-scary. Of course by then I'd seen tons of horror movies and probably was more than a bit jaded.

I felt the same way reading "Frankenstein." I suppose it was shocking for its time, and maybe Hollywood has jaded my view of what monster are, but I was SO BORED.

Kudos to you, though, for having the gumption to give the audiobook a go. I hope you stick with it, despite the weird dialogue.