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The Fugitive
[Penguin Readers Level 3]
Livro do filme O fugitivo de Harrison Ford
Livro do filme O fugitivo de Harrison Ford
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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April 26, 2022
برفقة العدالة تجتاز العالم، وبرفقة الظلم لا تعبر عتبة بيتك
اثبت دكتور ريتشارد كيمبل عبثية هذا المثل الروسي؛
لانه ارتحل برفقة الظلم و بسببه عبر ولايات أمريكا كلها هربا من سجنه ظلماَ علي جريمة قتل زوجته؛ التي ارتكبها رجل اكتع و هرب
فيحاول ايجاده لاثبات براءته و هو مطارد من الشرطة
اعشق تيمة الهروب منذ الصغر و اجدها قماشة ناجحة لاعمال ادبية و فنية قد تدوم مدي الحياة؛ طبعا اسبابي وَاضحة🙄🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️ا
و في المدرسة كتت اجمع كتيبات الهارب المترجمة قديمة من المكتبات و من امام المحطات
و كانت صغيرة صفراء تحتوي علي متن حلقة مترجمة مع صور مترجمة من المسلسل الابيض و اسود الستيناتي القديم الذي كان يعاد في الثمانينات احيانا حتي صدر الفيلم الضخم لهاريسون فورد؛ لكن ظل المسلسل انطلاقة لعدد من سلاسل تعتمد تيمة :الهروب و التي تؤكد ان
أكبر شر عدا الظلم هو :أن لا يدفع الظالم ثمن ظلمه*ا
اثبت دكتور ريتشارد كيمبل عبثية هذا المثل الروسي؛
لانه ارتحل برفقة الظلم و بسببه عبر ولايات أمريكا كلها هربا من سجنه ظلماَ علي جريمة قتل زوجته؛ التي ارتكبها رجل اكتع و هرب
فيحاول ايجاده لاثبات براءته و هو مطارد من الشرطة
اعشق تيمة الهروب منذ الصغر و اجدها قماشة ناجحة لاعمال ادبية و فنية قد تدوم مدي الحياة؛ طبعا اسبابي وَاضحة🙄🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️ا
و في المدرسة كتت اجمع كتيبات الهارب المترجمة قديمة من المكتبات و من امام المحطات
و كانت صغيرة صفراء تحتوي علي متن حلقة مترجمة مع صور مترجمة من المسلسل الابيض و اسود الستيناتي القديم الذي كان يعاد في الثمانينات احيانا حتي صدر الفيلم الضخم لهاريسون فورد؛ لكن ظل المسلسل انطلاقة لعدد من سلاسل تعتمد تيمة :الهروب و التي تؤكد ان
أكبر شر عدا الظلم هو :أن لا يدفع الظالم ثمن ظلمه*ا
April 17, 2011
I know, it’s kind of crazy. I stopped my werewolf craze just long enough to read “The Fugitive.” The reason of course, is because I love the movie so much. I always find these books interesting, because you can see where they changed the dialogue from the original script. The dialogue isn’t as funny and entertaining as it is in the movie. Gerard is more of a hard ass. LOL
There is even an error in the book. When Richard Kimble tells Gerard that he didn’t kill his wife, in the movie, Gerard says “I don’t care.” But in the book, he says, “Not my problem.” Yet later in the book, they refer to the “I don’t care,” line showing that the book was probably written while the movie was being made.
Did I enjoy the book? Yes! As always, I think reading the book gives a little more insight into the characters, which I love. Yet, as with all movie books, they tend to follow the script pretty closely, so they don’t offer that much more insight, when I wish they would.
I could write a whole page on why I love “The Fugitive,” but I won’t. I do think it’s a great story though, with hints of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” If you haven't seen the movie, see it. It's excellent! Better than the book. :D
There is even an error in the book. When Richard Kimble tells Gerard that he didn’t kill his wife, in the movie, Gerard says “I don’t care.” But in the book, he says, “Not my problem.” Yet later in the book, they refer to the “I don’t care,” line showing that the book was probably written while the movie was being made.
Did I enjoy the book? Yes! As always, I think reading the book gives a little more insight into the characters, which I love. Yet, as with all movie books, they tend to follow the script pretty closely, so they don’t offer that much more insight, when I wish they would.
I could write a whole page on why I love “The Fugitive,” but I won’t. I do think it’s a great story though, with hints of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” If you haven't seen the movie, see it. It's excellent! Better than the book. :D
March 9, 2015
Full in action!
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March 12, 2019Synopsis: a man unjustly accused of a crime is pursued across treacherous terrain by the authorities. The film version starred Harrison Ford.
March 23, 2020
Very fast paced and action packed, it was a good short story, and kept me gripped the way through. Definitely going to watch the film!
September 6, 2026
I learned about the movie on a tiny tv in the Hilton Chicago elevator, where it was filmed, the way the universe intended.
The Fugitive is probably one of my top movies of this year, I think it is one of the most superb cat and mouse films I’ve watched with a cast that had to improv a lot of their lines. I grew attached to the characters and their rapport over the course of the movie and wanted to see how they translated into the novelization.
I can honestly say, this isn’t a book you read if you haven’t seen the movie first. WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST. The book tries its best to connect the piecemeal screenplay with what was actually filmed to varying degrees of success. I definitely think the lines of dialogue, tone, and the feeling of found family within Gerard’s team comes across better in the film, as does Kimble’s cunning and desperation.
However, I do enjoy that this book gave us some more inner monologues and backstories to these characters, as well as perspectives from side characters who don’t get as much screen time as our two leads. This book in combination with the movie creates a really fun world in which these characters reside.
Finally, the film is how I learned that it is “El” not “L”, and that stands for elevated train - the book didn’t tell me this - so thank you Tommy Lee Jones, and once again I make my case for watch the movie first.
The Fugitive is probably one of my top movies of this year, I think it is one of the most superb cat and mouse films I’ve watched with a cast that had to improv a lot of their lines. I grew attached to the characters and their rapport over the course of the movie and wanted to see how they translated into the novelization.
I can honestly say, this isn’t a book you read if you haven’t seen the movie first. WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST. The book tries its best to connect the piecemeal screenplay with what was actually filmed to varying degrees of success. I definitely think the lines of dialogue, tone, and the feeling of found family within Gerard’s team comes across better in the film, as does Kimble’s cunning and desperation.
However, I do enjoy that this book gave us some more inner monologues and backstories to these characters, as well as perspectives from side characters who don’t get as much screen time as our two leads. This book in combination with the movie creates a really fun world in which these characters reside.
Finally, the film is how I learned that it is “El” not “L”, and that stands for elevated train - the book didn’t tell me this - so thank you Tommy Lee Jones, and once again I make my case for watch the movie first.
November 30, 2025
人之將死，其言也混
Fugitive，逃犯。哈里遜福特飾演的Kimble醫師為什麼要逃？因為他是被冤枉的。被冤枉是件極痛苦的事，尤其被冤枉殺死自己最愛的妻子。
從純粹理智的角度看，故事情節有若干不盡縝密之處。只好用情緒性的糢糊原因加以解釋。例如，裝有義肢的兇手在打倒主角之後，為什麼不再下手殺死他？他原本就是要殺死他的，不是嗎？“The man hit him hard and Kimble fell to the floor. The man took the artificial arm and ran out.”我們只好認為兇手是因為義肢掉了，慌張之下所以逃走。再例如，主角的妻子臨死前在電話中講的話也不合情理，以致在法庭上成為主角殺妻的證據之一。她說：“Richard(主角的名字)......he's trying to kill me.”那通電話原本是打給警方的，但因為突然看到丈夫進來，所以她轉向丈夫講。但是在警方聽起來，便好像是說Richard要殺死她。雖說是笨女人害慘了他老公，但我們也只能解釋成她快死了，腦筋糊塗的緣故。
當然，法庭在證據不是很充分的情形下，就判他丈夫殺妻，也是不合理的。只是，現實往往缺乏足夠的理性，不合理的事件每天在上演著，法庭也不例外。所以，電影或小說情節有若干的不合理，也是可以諒解的。
在表達上，這個讀本在一些緊張的情節上，沒有表達出應有的氣氛，比起其他同級的讀本，算是有點遜色的。
Fugitive，逃犯。哈里遜福特飾演的Kimble醫師為什麼要逃？因為他是被冤枉的。被冤枉是件極痛苦的事，尤其被冤枉殺死自己最愛的妻子。
從純粹理智的角度看，故事情節有若干不盡縝密之處。只好用情緒性的糢糊原因加以解釋。例如，裝有義肢的兇手在打倒主角之後，為什麼不再下手殺死他？他原本就是要殺死他的，不是嗎？“The man hit him hard and Kimble fell to the floor. The man took the artificial arm and ran out.”我們只好認為兇手是因為義肢掉了，慌張之下所以逃走。再例如，主角的妻子臨死前在電話中講的話也不合情理，以致在法庭上成為主角殺妻的證據之一。她說：“Richard(主角的名字)......he's trying to kill me.”那通電話原本是打給警方的，但因為突然看到丈夫進來，所以她轉向丈夫講。但是在警方聽起來，便好像是說Richard要殺死她。雖說是笨女人害慘了他老公，但我們也只能解釋成她快死了，腦筋糊塗的緣故。
當然，法庭在證據不是很充分的情形下，就判他丈夫殺妻，也是不合理的。只是，現實往往缺乏足夠的理性，不合理的事件每天在上演著，法庭也不例外。所以，電影或小說情節有若干的不合理，也是可以諒解的。
在表達上，這個讀本在一些緊張的情節上，沒有表達出應有的氣氛，比起其他同級的讀本，算是有點遜色的。
November 24, 2024
Una novel·la policíaca sobre una persecució. És correcta i atrapa, encara que s'hagi vist la pel·lícula. El llenguatge és directe i sense complicacións, el tercera persona, passant l'atenció entre el fugitiu i el policia que el persegueix. És una novel·la comercial, però és una bona novel·la, amb ritme i punts de gir. Recomanable.
February 15, 2026
If you enjoy the movie this’ll be an interesting read if anything. Apparently written during the production of the film, it’s fun to see some things adapted from the screenplay and some things adapted from after certain scenes were shot! The book clearly had a deadline and was released whether it was ready or not!
June 17, 2026
A very decent adaption of an excellent film.
You can tell where scenes were changed and/or added. Most serve the story well like Kimble stopping in a Diner, after his escape from the Dam, to eat before he's picked up along the motorway which turns out to be a waitress from the Diner he'd left recently.
You can tell where scenes were changed and/or added. Most serve the story well like Kimble stopping in a Diner, after his escape from the Dam, to eat before he's picked up along the motorway which turns out to be a waitress from the Diner he'd left recently.
January 5, 2021
I... guess this was a great book? It was basically the movie (which is great), in book form. I don’t know how many stars to give it, so I’ll just be a pansy and give it 3.
YOU SWITCHED THE SAMPLES!
I DIDN’T KILL MY WIFE!
You know, all the great lines.
YOU SWITCHED THE SAMPLES!
I DIDN’T KILL MY WIFE!
You know, all the great lines.
August 24, 2022
واحد من الأعمال المفضلة بالنسبة لي، والذي تحول إلى فيلم رائع لم ينتقص من نكهة الكتاب شيء وفيه أداء الرائعين هاريسون فورد وتوم لي جونز. تيمة مميزة ومفضلة. كتاب تأتي معه ذكريات جميلة، وتذكرة بأن الغدر دائمًا يأتي من الأقرب إليك.
December 11, 2024
The main character of the book is a doctor who was convicted for the suspect he murdered his wife. Even though he escaped successfully from the prison, he faced many crisis one after another. I wanted to cheer him up because he was fighting for his life and his wife.
January 24, 2021
Me gusta mucho la acción
May 14, 2023
no mha enganxat gens, sin más
May 16, 2023
Solo lo leí porque lo tenía en la estantería desde hace un rato, pero no es como que me encantara la historia, solo estuvo... Bien.
April 20, 2025
This was as good as you’d expect a novel based on a screenplay to be.
May 5, 2025
bastante guay, no esperaba tanto de él cuando lo leí.
December 10, 2014
The Fugitive by J.M Dillard is about a man who is accused of murdering his wife, but when he has a chance to run, he takes advantage of it. He must try to find his wife's real killer, the one-armed man. This booked is full of action and suspense, but it isn't hard to follow.
This book has great examples of setting, it really painted a picture in my head. It also had great character development, I really got attached to the characters, and I understood the emotions they were feeling throughout the book. The author used great word choice, the words he chose were very descriptive. This book was one of the best books I've ever read, it kept me engaged the whole time and I never wanted to put it down.
I loved the ending, it wrapped up the whole story very nicely. I've read books in the past where the book ends so abruptly and it feels like it was rushed to get finished. This book didn't feel like that at all, it was a nice end to the book. It was a nail-biter, the ending could have gone different ways but the author picked the best way to go.
This is the perfect book for young adults or adults who love the perfect amount of action and suspense. The characters are lovable, and so is the book.
This book has great examples of setting, it really painted a picture in my head. It also had great character development, I really got attached to the characters, and I understood the emotions they were feeling throughout the book. The author used great word choice, the words he chose were very descriptive. This book was one of the best books I've ever read, it kept me engaged the whole time and I never wanted to put it down.
I loved the ending, it wrapped up the whole story very nicely. I've read books in the past where the book ends so abruptly and it feels like it was rushed to get finished. This book didn't feel like that at all, it was a nice end to the book. It was a nail-biter, the ending could have gone different ways but the author picked the best way to go.
This is the perfect book for young adults or adults who love the perfect amount of action and suspense. The characters are lovable, and so is the book.
October 10, 2012
# penguin active reading, level 3
# Time 10/9 - 1hour 10/10-30minutes=90minutes
# Discussion questions
1. Main character's wife was killed by his friend
. If your wife was killed by your friend, can you allow your friend?
No, because I won't allow forever and I won't like him or her.
2. The main character is a doctor. Do you want to be?
No, because I can't see blood of person.
This book is very interesting, main character is a brave man and police is a good man.
I was excited, but about last scene is little difficult to understand .
I recommend this book .
# Time 10/9 - 1hour 10/10-30minutes=90minutes
# Discussion questions
1. Main character's wife was killed by his friend
. If your wife was killed by your friend, can you allow your friend?
No, because I won't allow forever and I won't like him or her.
2. The main character is a doctor. Do you want to be?
No, because I can't see blood of person.
This book is very interesting, main character is a brave man and police is a good man.
I was excited, but about last scene is little difficult to understand .
I recommend this book .
November 20, 2013
Penguin level 3
It took 90 minutes
- doctor, wife, escape, police, artificial, arm, Chicago
Q and A
If you will be arrested although you do not do anything?
- Maybe I can not escape.
- After I finished reading, I felt Kimble is brave. He escaped from police to find criminal. The only kee is artificial arm.
It took 90 minutes
- doctor, wife, escape, police, artificial, arm, Chicago
Q and A
If you will be arrested although you do not do anything?
- Maybe I can not escape.
- After I finished reading, I felt Kimble is brave. He escaped from police to find criminal. The only kee is artificial arm.
November 22, 2016
A book that I just picked up from a friend desk, would become one of the best books I ever had to read. Never underestimate the power and will of a man accused of murder and is out there to prove his innocence. More interesting when the film version character is portrayed by Harrison Ford
July 1, 2008
Somewhat stilted. A more in depth analysis of the motives underlying a character's decisions, but no shockers or much additional backstory presented for the characters from the movie.
August 4, 2010
Bom livro pra se dovertir sem esquentar a cabeça.
História é bem dinâmica e te prende no final
História é bem dinâmica e te prende no final
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February 22, 2013The Fugitive sau Evadatul - fidel filmulul omonim. Actune care te tine cu sufletul la gura. Rolul lui Kimble este jucat de Harrison Ford...superb!
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March 3, 2013i want read
April 16, 2013
Liked it more then the film
January 19, 2014
very good!
February 16, 2015
The book is based on the screenplay and reads like video description for the visually impaired. A good story, but in this case the movie is better.
Want to Read
March 14, 2019Moh
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