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Deliverance

By: James Dickey
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Summary

The smash-hit best seller that inspired the acclaimed 1972 film starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox is now available in unabridged audio for the very first time.

The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the state's most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare. And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a human hunter who is offered his own harrowing deliverance.

This classic tale is vividly read by movie and TV star and Audie Award-winning narrator Will Patton.

©1970 James Dickey (P)2011 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Classics Exciting Psychological Suspense

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Great book.Great narrator.I would definitely recommend this book.I would also recommend the film too which true to the story

Loved it!

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top quality naration, highly recommend, better than the movie, level of detail in description first class, best book ever read

Deliverance, Delivers!

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The film is ok - the book really fleshes it out so that it is understandable and enjoyable - well spending a credit on

They were awful at adapting films in the 70’s

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Can’t really fault it. Great story. Great delivery. Somewhat reminiscent of Lord Of The Flies. Another fall from grace elegantly delivered.

A Great Work

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I really enjoyed this. Having seen the film, I was aware of how much hearing the characters' thoughts and motivations added to the story. It's one of the most realistic thrillers I've come across, which is where a lot of its power lies.

The reading by Will Patton is perfect, with all the emotions of the narrator tainting the edge of his voice until it's hard to believe that this isn't the voice of Ed himself, recounting his horrific and painful memories for you personally.

The only downside with the novel, for me, was that it meandered here and there, and perhaps the ending (detailing the aftermath) seemed to drag a little. It's forgivable, as these wordy sections are usually describing the awe, fear and spiritual experiences Ed goes through in the environment and the situation - his reason for being there. But these details of his connections with nature grated on me slightly when I so badly wanted to see how the next plot point would turn out.

Definitely recommended.

Harrowing, exciting and thought-provoking.

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