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Big Wednesday

By: Denny Aaberg, John Milius
Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
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Big Wednesday, based on the cult 1978 film by the same name, follows three California beach buddies begin to realize there is more to life than waxing down their surfboards as they ditch their alcoholic and unruly ways to go fight in the Vietnam War. When they reunite 10 years later, they find that things in Malibu are much different after fighting a war.

©2020 Dennis Aaberg and John Milius (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
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So worth the wait

Big Wednesday was so worth the wait...more than surf, more than cultural observations and more than friendship
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A great novel in its own right

There was a basic novelization of Big Wednesday in the 70s, but this 2020 edition is a revision and expansion by co-screenwriter Dennis Aaberg, with input from John Milius. So it's essentially a new book, and a fresh take on the classic movie.

The book expands on many scenes from the movie, as well as adding whole new ones. It helps flesh out the characters, and even has fascinating facts about the history of surfing in Malibu, that make it all seem like a mythical fairy land of heroes and outlaws.

All the things that made the movie great still shine through, and, for my money, are improved in this new version. The prose is beautiful, and you can tell a lot of care and craft went into writing this love letter to the film, to surfing, and to the fans.

Highly recommend!

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the best

If you've seen the movie already than this is your book because there are so many things true about this book.

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