tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post402082950224921070..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Deliverance by James Dickey (96 down, 4 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-68719627422505275632019-01-19T11:21:38.832-05:002019-01-19T11:21:38.832-05:00Yeah, I think it's a shame the movie is know f...Yeah, I think it's a shame the movie is know for the one traumatic scene (the book is a bit more delicate with that part). I thought the move was a superb rendition nonetheless of a very poignant story. Thanks Major.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-90870998009518608032019-01-18T14:40:30.142-05:002019-01-18T14:40:30.142-05:00Back in the day, the movie drove me to the novel, ...Back in the day, the movie drove me to the novel, though the movie, which was released when I was high school in 1972, traumatized me. I wasn't the only one. When I went to Michigan State in '74 most of my friends saw that movie as an ordeal too. Maybe that movie traumatized the entire generation of American males born in the mid-Fifties!Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-69295459178042363032018-02-19T09:36:19.259-05:002018-02-19T09:36:19.259-05:00I definitely recommend it then Jane. It's a bi...I definitely recommend it then Jane. It's a bit grim at times, but very powerful. Thanks...autographed edition was a Christmas gift this year from Son and Daughter-in-Law.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-91701514366693582952018-02-19T09:31:59.322-05:002018-02-19T09:31:59.322-05:00I never saw the movie, but reading your review mak...I never saw the movie, but reading your review makes me consider reading the book. I actually like survivalist type stories, which, as you say about this one, usually are man vs himself in the end. Your book is gorgeous--I own nothing like that myself :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-68300521241054269252018-02-19T08:39:03.898-05:002018-02-19T08:39:03.898-05:00Yes..."the scene" is less graphic in the...Yes..."the scene" is less graphic in the book and I just rewatched the movie; it's actually not very graphic in the movie either. You know what's happening, and it's horrible, but it's portrayed about as decently as possible. (still definitely R rated). But back to this novel, yes it is awesome, much more nuanced than the film. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-91431524983967561562018-02-18T22:56:34.152-05:002018-02-18T22:56:34.152-05:00This book was one of the biggest surprises for me....This book was one of the biggest surprises for me. I was afraid to read it because of the movie's reputation (I have still never seen it - I only know Dueling Banjos from the radio). But it was an amazing story and so well told. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.com