- Hardcover
- Publisher: Viking Adult (10 Oct 1963)
- ISBN-10: 0670260428
- ISBN-13: 978-0670260423
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,689,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...In a good way. I'd recommend reading it, not just to those who've seen the film, but anyone; it's a really good book. Charles Williams piles on the tension like there's no tomorrow, builds - for the better part - believable characters (though occasionally they do strike up slightly too in-depth conversations that wouldn't sound out of place at a psychiatrists' convention, thus dampening the realism a tad) and maintains a steady pace throughout.
In a nutshell; well worth reading, if you can get your hands on a copy.
In a nutshell; well worth reading, if you can get your hands on a copy.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A tale of gripping suspense
6 Dec 1999
Format:Paperback
I just finished reading the book and thought it was an excellent tale. I liked the author's style of character developement and explaination of past events that led to the present situation. However, I was very disappointed in the movie adaptation of the novel. True to Hollywood form, it did not even come close to the original storyline!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Dead Calm
5 Sep 2001
Format:Paperback
I saw the movie first, with Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane, and realized I had the book, so read it. Really good book, brought this landlubber reader right down to water level in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Memorable, well-drawn characters. Action cuts from one yacht, with a madman and the new bride, to the other yacht, which is slowly sinking, with the husband and two other people aboard. The husband and wife are frantically trying to reunite in the vast, empty sea. Tension abounds on both boats. The boats go further apart, then come closer, trying to find each other as the hours pass, the water rises in the sinking boat, and darkness falls. Climax? Wow!
I wasn't surprised to find the book was out of print, but it shouldn't be, it's that good. A classic. Written in 1963. Williams born when Joseph Conrad was alive. I bought it and many other Perennial Library paperback mysteries 15 years ago for $.99 each, and was amazed to find it made into a current movie with big stars.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Have Read It!
25 July 1999
Format:Paperback
Dead Calm was written by Charles Williams in 1963. The movie "Dead Calm" was based on this novel. The book was much better! The story will keep your interest from cover to cover. The ending is one you will never forget. Well worth the effort of trying to find a copy.
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