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Deliverance

James Dickey

Start date: May 1, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

Discussion: Group Reads

Why we're reading this: May 2015 Poll Winner
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May 13, 2015 Matthew rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015, completist-book-club, classic, library, general-fiction

I enjoyed this book. From what I remember, I believe the made the movie pretty close to the book.

I don't think the characters were very prepared and did not proceed with a lot of common sense, so it could be said that they sort of deserved the trouble they encountered.

The biggest thing I took from this is how easy you can go from having a fairly normal life to having one with skeletons in your closet that will haunt you every day. ...more

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Oct 09, 2015 Jason rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own

Solid dramatic writing that centers on the internal struggles as much as with the external.

The writing in regards to the characters' lives, relationships, and respect for the natural world is beautiful, and even the uglier elements are well orchestrated. On the surface this is a purely external nightmare, a macho adrenaline pumping adventure, but the real drama is encapsulated in the internal processes of the protagonist and seeing how he will respond to the external challenges. This is really t ...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Tracy Reilly rated it really liked it

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Aug 14, 2012 Jennifer Juniper rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, gave-me-nightmares, read-more-than-once, modern-library-top-100

Aug 27, 2012 Janet rated it really liked it

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Jul 25, 2013 Zulfiya marked it as to-read

Jun 25, 2014 Glenda marked it as to-read

Nov 02, 2014 Amanda marked it as to-read

Apr 23, 2015 Kirstin marked it as to-read · review of another edition

May 04, 2015 RachelvlehcaR rated it really liked it

Shelves: 03-library-and-borrowed, historical-fiction, adventure, horror, classics, thriller, fiction, guardian-1000, 02-group-reads, favorites-read-2015

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