Brett C's Reviews > Deliverance

This was a pretty good story. I enjoyed how it started out as a weekend of male bonding for a group of friends. However, their journey turned into a suspenseful nightmare as their outing became violently sidetracked. The ordinary turned into a survival story of uncertainty, looming fear and danger, and the determination to make it. The story was told from the perspectice of Ed (Jon Voigt's character) in first-person. The author built the characters, their mannerisms, their personalities, and their interactions well enough to pace the story along.

"Kill him," Lewis said with the river.
"I'll kill him if I can find him," I said.
"Well," he said, lying back, "here we are, at the heart of Lewis Medlock country."
"Pure survival," I said.
"This is what it comes to," he said. pg 160

Overall this was a quick and good read. I would recomend it if you have seen and enjoyed the movie. The 1972 movie pretty much followed the plot from the book with some minor adjustment but stayed on course. Thanks!