![]() ![]() In fact, I'd be surprised if this book weren't used in writing classes, to demonstrate the proper way to build tension until it becomes almost unbearable. The book stands in stark contrast - tense? Yes. Indeed, the film is brutal and harsh - scary, in the vicious savagery it depicts. I suppose my friend's mistaken opinion of "Deliverance" was based on the film - which I've now seen, too. I normally listen to audiobooks when I'm doing some sort of mindless task, and many times during "Deliverance" I found that I'd just stopped what I was doing and just stood there, listening. Now, I've read it about three times and just finished listening for the first time - and I tell ya, the audio version is even better than the printed version. "Deliverance" is an unqualified masterpiece. Based on his advice, I sort of stopped looking for it, but when the paper copy and I finally did connect, I was astonished. ![]() Among everything that's happened in my life since, that remark still stands out as one of the most seriously mistaken. "But I was looking for a copy of 'Deliverance' and didn't find it." "You're not missing anything," he replied. We separated, then when we met up again, my friend asked, 'Did you find anything good?' "A few things," I said. A gazillion years ago, a friend and I were lurking and prowling in used book stores in San Diego. ![]()
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