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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
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"It's remarkable that Hollywood can take such an exciting book and produce not one, but three crappy movies out of it. A bit of advice: stick to the book. The NY'er stereotypes were a bit irritating but that didn't take away from the powerful story. I was surprised and yet, pleased with the ending. "
— Gary (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Narrator Dylan Baker does an impressive job with an array of characters, giving the impression of several narrator with Western and international accents.”
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A New York Times bestseller
The Poseidon Adventure Listener Reviews
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" Preposterous, but pulpy enough to be enjoyable. "
— Dr, 11/21/2011 -
" Gallico took that sinking of this ship a little too far for me. I'm still haunted by this young girl who stayed behind simply to steal the jewels off the guests on the Poseidon ... "
— Ilze, 2/22/2011 -
" Entertaining book to read as a teenager. "
— Dave, 10/21/2010 -
" A great summer read. As usual, much better than the movie, although the movie (the first one, anyway) was pretty darn good. "
— Tris, 10/16/2010 -
" Interesting book on human spirit. Many of the people just completely gave up and wouldn't even try when the ship sank, but others were going to do whatever it took to at least give themselves a chance. Way too many dead people for me, though. "
— Molly, 5/22/2010 -
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— E.J., 3/14/2010 -
" I was surprised at this. A far better book than I expected. I had always loved the movie, but now I see why they made the movie. This book is fantastic. "
— Jason, 9/21/2009 -
" Very different from the original movie but no less entertaining. "
— Ruthie, 9/7/2009 -
" Pretty much like the movie. I kind of liked this movie better. "
— Charles, 6/26/2009 -
" The first mature novel I read (age 14 or 15 I think). Read the book, then see both movies. The book is much richer and tauter in how the survivors made it out. "
— David, 2/15/2009 -
" The first movie with Gene Hackman was way better than the second (too much dead bodies). But the book was worst of all. There's a rape scene that was totally unnecessary, as well as several other sexual references. I wouldn't read it again. "
— Nathan, 6/6/2008 -
" This book can be read upside down... a must read to get my joke. "
— Stephen, 5/14/2008 -
" not was i was expecting. very old fashioned writing and characters. nothing like the movie, which wasn't that great either. i love catastrophe books, but this wasn't one of my favorites. "
— Lindsay, 4/9/2007
About Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico (1897–1976) was an American short-story writer, novelist and sports writer. Many of his stories and novels were adapted for the screen, the best known being The Poseidon Adventure and The Snow Goose. He 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. His novella The Snow Goose has been continually in print since 1941.
About Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker is an American stage, screen, and television actor. He attended Georgetown Prep and William and Mary College before earning his BFA at Southern Methodist University, where his passion for acting was ignited with numerous stage roles. Later refining his talents at Yale’s School of Drama, Baker turned professional with big screen roles in movies like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Delirious, and Love Potion No. 9. His audiobook narration has won him eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards.