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The Poseidon Adventure the Poseidon Adventure (Free and download) The Poseidon Adventure The Poseidon Adventure juVTBsNAU KLDzfZ6Kz W0P4sgH8G ILFAI6Ef1 PXj8W84Ox llOhmorP5 nZPHW3ERW XHnG3yTtM 7vK5ffgnB CvBxxRsvf xbwIH0kfA RuUqhlR4I The Poseidon Adventure RJ1T5CC3A MU-80801 BTUeyUK6I US/Data/Literature-Fiction isCGNZgHu 4/5 From 831 Reviews cV0sYXYTK Paul Gallico O8MzUmemC ebooks | Download PDF | *ePub | DOC | audiobook 3r2HZTroL jMAfHbve7 rfjMFXekH c2bVrK2HM UlptVxHzX 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I recommend finding his other TFYIg5FJc booksBy Michael LeeThis book was a departure for author Paul Gallico from K7f53EzZN other books. I recommend finding his other books. The 1970's movie starring MrEZPHmLr Gene Hackman was a very good adaptation of the book. But read the book.0 of 0 hYjsHPZTV people found the following review helpful. Excellent story of courage, strength of MQ83Ij1N2 character, and intense dramaBy WayneInSF"Upside down, in the biggest 7jfc6wEnH transatlantic liner ever built, 81,000 tons of metal hanging between heaven and the bottom of the sea."-Chapter 5 of "The Poseidon Adventure."During a 1937 North Atlantic crossing aboard the infamous Queen Mary, author Paul Gallico had quite the scare when, out of nowhere, an 80-foot rogue wave struck the liner, causing her to keel over - almost on her side. Thirty years later this event would serve as the inspiration for his 1969 best-seller, "The Poseidon Adventure."The story concerns the efforts of a small group of passengers attempting to escape a cruise ship after it is capsized by a massive wave. Gallico tells his story with a strong sense of suspense and a richly detailed group of diverse characters.And those characters are the most fascinating aspect of the novel. Gallico does a masterful of job of building them into people of depth and dimension. With the sea disaster as the underlying premise, he strips them of their security and their dignity, testing their might, taxing their bodies, and stripping them of their clothes.In so far as the actual escape is concerned, the reader gets a strong sense of the imminent danger and claustrophobia encountered by the survivors. Throughout the book one never forgets how close they are to impending doom. Gallico is almost unrelenting in his sense of urgency.Overall, "The Poseidon Adventure" makes an excellent and fast read. Some of Gallico's verbiage shows it's age, but ultimately the novel is a story of courage and strength of character, of failure and loss, of intense drama and great suspense. It will leave you as stunned, breathless, and exhausted as the survivors.The book was re-released in June of 2006 and is still available. I highly recommend you add it to your reading list!NOTE: I also listened to the audiobook this summer. In some cases Dylan Baker's voices are brilliant (Mike Rogo, Frank Scott), but in many cases they are a bit annoying (the Rosens, Hubie Muller). At the start it seems like Baker went into the studio cold - he seems unsure and uneven. But by disc 2 he finds his stride. The audiobook's abridgement was authorized by the Gallico estate, but like most abridgements it takes away from the story. Worth a listen if you're pressed for time, but I highly suggest sitting down with the actual book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic. Have seen the movie 30 - 40 timesBy Robert RiccoSecond time I have read this book. Fantastic. Have seen the movie 30 - 40 times. One of my all-time favorites! The inspiration for the 2006 Warner Bros. film, Poseidon, Paul Gallicos The Poseidon Adventure is an intense and dramatic story about a gigantic ocean liner and its unimaginable final journey. When a rogue wave capsizes the luxury cruise ship, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. As the unstable vessel rapidly fills with water each must draw on skills and strengths they didnt even know they possessed, fighting against time for their own survival and for each other..
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