mary412's review against another edition
4.0
I originally read this book when it was published. I was living in Atlanta at the time so that gave it special meaning. I remember reading the scene where the narrator climbed up the cliff. I had to walk around my living room holding the book. I just couldn't read it while sitting down. Just recently it was on an Audible sale list so I thought I'd try listening to it. Will Patton is the reader. It's terrific!
mmchampion's review against another edition
Yikes! I have never seen the movie, but because it seems to be a part of "pop" culture I've heard about it. Interesting.
tackjr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
tjr's review against another edition
5.0
This is a literary masterpiece. Every device is employed masterfully, from metaphor to allusion. More importantly, it's also a novel that will make a reader think on many different levels. Deliverance is entertaining and thought provoking.
sydneycarton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
yaredimpp's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro que toca varias cuestiones morales o situaciones que no son solo blanco y negro. Cómo situaciones extremas te hacen actuar de maneras que nunca creíste hacerlo y pensamientos que te hacen cuestionarte quién eres. Todo ello para tratar de sobrevivir y a veces incluso sacrificar seres queridos para poder salvar a la mayoría.
litwrite's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read, only 159 pages on my ereader. To be completely honest, having watched the movie years ago, this book felt a bit like an afterthought, though I know it came first. The movie stays fairly true to the novel but leaves out some pre-story before the gang leaves for their infamous backwoods canoeing trip. Since this was told in first person narrative, I actually felt there was too much telling, I liked the enigma that not having any narrator in the movie provided.
paulataua's review against another edition
4.0
A story of four “middle aged” urbanites who go into the country to recapture their manhood and leave their mark on the world only to find that the world leaves its mark on them. Well written story that keeps you interested right up to the end. A good read!
judyward's review against another edition
4.0
Now I like to vacation as much as anyone, but this white-water canoe trip on a river in northern Georgia is a trip to miss. Initially exhilarating, the weekend is meant to provide four middle-aged men from Atlanta with an adventure that they will talk about for years. Instead, the trip becomes a horrifying experience and the friends end up struggling for survival in the wilderness. The story is told from the perspective of a single character, ad agency executive Ed Gentry, and the extensive character development and the strength of the writing made this a powerful novel.