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Deliverance

By: James Dickey
Narrated by: Will Patton
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About this listen

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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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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fantastic book, the narration is especially good one of the best I have heard.

great book and a great film.

fantastic👍👍

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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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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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A archer’s treasure, just loved the word craft. You could just feel the environment and the atmosphere.

Fantastic work

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One of the best downloads I have purchased from audible. I have listened to this adventure countless times, now. And never get bored with it: the language, the characters, the mood, the description.

Worth every pound.

Deliverance of a beautifully written book

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In the same way that a good book can be wrecked by a poor, halting or flat narration, the reverse can be true. An average pot boiler can be elevated to dizzying heights by a reader who is fluent, embodies the characters, giving each a distinct voice and who, “gets,” the material, bringing the scenery and themes to life.
In this case the material, well known as it is, is above average and has moments of true eloquence as it addresses its themes about masculinity; challenged, violated and as a property to be rescued, from the perspective of a man of his time. A thoughtful, meditative tome, which speaks very much to current day issues of what it is to be a man of the modern era, which nevertheless offers all of the spills and chills of a heart thumping action thriller, set in a wilderness of beauty and terror.
Yet the novelist, James Dickey, (if he is still living?) should acknowledge a debt to his narrator, Will Patton, here, since his perfectly pitched rendition of this material is so masterfully delivered as to be counted as its own kind of eloquence.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Truly memorable. It will haunt you.

A Superb Narration

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I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did. Saw the movie years ago and thought it was perfectly fine, and I often like to listen to books that movies are based on. But the writing and suspense in this book blew me away, and the performance is an absolute masterclass. I couldn't imagine a better fit for it than Will Patton. Recommended.

Perfect blend of story and performer

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Exceptional. What can I say, beautifully written, incredibly narrated by fast becoming my favourite narrator (Will Patton) he really needs to narrate more books. I actually can't remember much of the movie it's been too long but I do know it wasn't a patch on this. It's a simple/classic story with some real depth of themes and characters. I could not recommend this more.

Exceptional writing and narration

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If you could sum up Deliverance in three words, what would they be?

very very good

What did you like best about this story?

l have seen the movie but the book seems to be excellent a very good read

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

excellent

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