The Poseidon Adventure, Paul Gallico
The Poseidon Adventure, Paul Gallico
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The Poseidon Adventure

Author: Paul Gallico

Narrator: Dylan Baker

Abridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/11/2006

Synopsis

The inspiration for the 2006 Warner Bros. film, Poseidon, Paul Gallico's 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 didn't even know they possessed, fighting against time for their own survival and for each other.Performed by Dylan Baker

About Paul Gallico

Paul Gallico achieved national acclaim as a sportswriter and editor at the New York Daily News. He created the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition and boxed with Jack Dempsey, swam against Johnny Weissmuller, golfed with Bobby Jones, and caught for Dizzy Dean. Gallico's first novel, The Snow Goose, has been continually in print since 1940 and a number of his stories and novels were adapted for the screen, the best-known being Lili and The Poseidon Adventure.

About Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker, an award-winning stage performer and Tony® nominee, has appeared in over 20 films, among them A Gentleman's Game, Random Hearts, and Happiness; he has been a series regular on Murder One and Feds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on April 29, 2020

4 Stars for The Poseidon Adventure (audiobook) by Paul Gallico read by Dylan Baker. This was an interesting adventure. Lots of fascinating characters in a challenging environment. The narration was great too.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on March 21, 2018

I suspect this potboiler would've been entirely forgotten by now if not for the classic 1972 disaster movie it inspired. While the film followed the book's plot fairly closely -- the screenplay shuffles around a few major events and pares away some characters -- the two properties are very different......more

Goodreads review by Little on October 24, 2019

Very good book adaptation of the movie. Recommended......more

Goodreads review by Debby on February 18, 2011

Until just a few weeks ago my only exposure to The Poseidon Adventure was the film made in the early 1970's. When I discovered that it was first a book by Paul Gallico, I knew I had to read it. I'm one who prefers to read the book first and then see the movie. Having done it in reverse order this ti......more

Goodreads review by Jersy on April 03, 2019

This was less of an adventurous fight for survival than it was a character drama. None of the characters were traditionally relatable, they were all flawed, some even broken, but all of them in a realistic way. They are the wild mix of people you would really have at such a cruise, which led to most......more

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