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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.

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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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I absolutely loved the story, and has quickly become one of my favourites. But I want to commend Jenna the narrator, her performance was remarkable.

Best narration of any audiobook I’ve heard yet

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good read. abit dragged out through the middle. narration was great. good voice choice. overall worth the time.!

great book

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I loved this story - so poignant and winsome were the characters. You really find yourself cheering for the Elisa and the creature. Beautifully narrated and emotionally charged performance by Jenna - loved it more than the movie.

Gorgeously tragic

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I loved that while I had seen the film first, the story gave my what felt like a private and magnified understanding of the tale with greater detail and character development. It was beautifully written and was really easy to listen to. I would definitely recommend this audiobook.

Loved it

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Beautifully written. I enjoyed every listening moment. The characters were interesting and complex. I hope the movie is as good.

Enchanting

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One of those you will struggle to put down. The performed helped create a wonderful picture of the characters

Wonderfully performed

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I’ve had this book in my library for ages & kept choosing other books over it because I thought it’d just be weird. How wrong was I.
I haven’t seen the movie so had no idea what to expect. I’m so happy I listened. It was incredible & I loved it.
I loved how their relationship built gently. I loved Giles too, what an incredible friend. In fact I loved everything about this story.

An amazingly beautiful story

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What a wonderful, magical story so beautifully narrated. The narrator did such a good job playing out the different characters tone inflections and accents. Highly recommend, I was totally sucked down into the depths of this tale. Loved it

Beautiful

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I loved everything about this, the story, the narration, I was completely immersed. I drive a long distance for study and this made the car trip actually enjoyable. I would often find myself still sitting in the car listening once I had arrived. It is a wonderful story, and based on the skilled narration I knew exactly which character's point-of-view the chapter was being told from. Highly recommend and off to watch the movie now!

Loved It

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This story is engaging and will stay with me for some time. The narrator was very good at navagating her way through varied accents and moods.

I credible read.

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