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The Shape of Water

By: Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus
Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
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About this listen

*Winner of the 2018 Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director*

Now a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight

Visionary storyteller Guillermo del Toro and celebrated author Daniel Kraus combine their estimable talent in this haunting, heartbreaking audiobook.

The Shape of Water is set in Cold War-era Baltimore at the Occam Aerospace Research Center, which has recently received its most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man captured in the Amazon. What unfolds is a stirring romance between the asset and one of the janitors on staff, a mute woman who uses sign language to communicate with the creature.

Developed from the ground up as a bold two-tiered release - one story interpreted by two artists in the independent mediums of literature and film - The Shape of Water weaves together fantasy, horror, and romance to create a tale that is equally gripping on the big screen and as an audio performance.

Prepare for an experience unlike anything you've ever heard or seen.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Necropolis, Inc. (P)2018 Macmillan Audio Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Magical Realism Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Romance Tie-in Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"Jenna Lamia's luminous narration of a love like no other is profoundly affecting and transformative." (AudioFile Magazine)

"This is a beautifully written tale filled with lush descriptions and poetic language, perfect for savoring on audio. Listeners new to the story will be enchanted, but even those who've seen the movie will be drawn into this first-rate adaptation of the poignant tale." (Booklist)
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This was a beautiful journey, I utterly adore this book. I enjoyed watching the movie, however it doesn't live up to the book, not even a little. I love the characters, their development and the both small and large interventions the characters share. I really enjoyed the story flow, and seeing Zelda be the most amazing fríend, and being able to view the Amphibian mans perspective too. I enjoyed Elaine's story and her leaving Strickland, I even enjoyed his story and getting a deeper in signs into his utterly messed up psyche. The narrator is fantastic and none of the characters blend together, she did a very good job of telling this story.

The Shape of water

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If you loved the movie, you will love this book. I love the way the narrator changes her voice for each chapter so that you immediately know whose point of view you will be hearing from. As great as the movie is, only the book will give you an understanding of all of the characters in this story, and you will be surprised to hear so much from some of the characters!

Absolutely beautiful! Best audio book so far!

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Loved it loved it loved it. Not usually what I would go for but I was intrigued. Fantastic characters and beautifully written. The best book I have listened to since " All the Light we Cannot See"

Mesmerising and beautiful

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I loved this story so much. I laughed, I cried. The book has so much more feeling than the film, even though I loved the film. The narration was brilliant 👏

absolutely beautiful

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Beautifully written and narrated. - poetic. Strong characters woven into such an original concept. This also transferred beautifully to the big screen.

Beautifully written and narrated

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'The Shape of Water,' by Guillermo Del Toro & Daniel Kraus is a fantastic novelization of the award winning film. The present-tense third-person perspective was a wonderful choice by the co-authors and the prose flows like a steady and shimmering stream, full of technicolour, emotion, and thought-provoking narratives. I'd highly recommend listening to this novel.

A Watery Romance

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When I saw that the audio version was 13 hours and the film was 2 hours , I thought great, we’ll get to know the characters better, and we do!

Reader, I loved it! At first it was a bit halting, but that could be because I knew what was to come and I was impatient to get to the heart of the story. The story was movingly read and of course the characters were better drawn, more deep. Especially Elisa, who is mute ... so in the book you get more of her thoughts, which you can only interpret in the film. And also you also hear the thoughts of the amphibian himself ... his speech pattern was a creation and I thought it was perfect.

I thought the story about Elaine which we don’t see in the film at all was good and a good addition.

The last chapters were ones you don’t want to end.

I’m glad I saw the film, because I could see the amphibian man as he was so beautifully portrayed in the film. I see there’s a pdf attachment to the audio book which shows him too, but still the film and book go together well.

Moving

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Wasn’t quite sure about this one at the very beginning, but the skilled narration soon brought the entire tale to life, depicting every character in the first person with a unique voice. So glad I listened to this before seeing the movie - highly recommended!

Mesmerising Story!

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I had never heard of this book until I saw the movie being released. I still haven't seen the film but, finally, I have had a chance to listen to the audiobook. Now I wish I hadn't left it so long as this has definitely made it into my list of favourite books.
The story is both heart breaking and heart warming with characters to both like and dislike, and the plot drew me straight into this world of urban fantasy.

One thing I didn't expect was the LOL moments about three quarters of the way through the story. That was a real surprise and worth waiting for.

I think the narrator did a fantastic job with the story, although I did think she sounded a little young for the role of the main female character. It still worked and I really enjoyed the production.

Highly recommended listen.

Excellent

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I watching the film (which was amazing) and fell in love with the audiobook. I think it's even better!

The lady who narrates this puts efforts into capturing each character in detail, down to their accents... you can really appreciate it.

I'm sad I have finished it now! totally worth the listen.

The best audio book I have ever listened to! 💙

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