First Blood

De: David Morrell

Narrado por: Eric G. Dove

"HIS NAME WAS RAMBO AND HE WAS JUST SOME NOTHING KID FOR ALL ANYBODY KNEW."

The award-winning novel that inspired the legendary film series starring Sylvester Stallone.

First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of FIRST BLOOD to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with - or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.

Millions have seen the Rambo movies, but those who haven't read the book are in for a surprise - a critically acclaimed story of character, action, and compassion.

©2000 David Morell (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Pretty Good Book, Finished quickly

Pretty Good Book, I finished it quickly.

I also bought a second book (not the same series) by this author immediately after finishing this one.

Neither Side Is Right

If you've seen the movie but have not read the book, skip the authors forward at the beginning. The ending is not the same as the movie and if you listen to the forward first it will spoil that but other than that it was very enjoyable and thought provoking.

Great book, Greater performance

First I must say, seeing a child hood hero as almost a villain was complicated at times. while it's completely unfair to compare the original work to the movie I just don't see how it's possible to not put them in position against one another with the polarizing character of John Rambo. The first three quarters of this novel are excellent and I couldn't put it down, but just as the movie, the ending came so abruptly, the work almost feels unfinished. The ending of course, did not leave me with the American pride sensation that the films always did as a child, but that's the point. This book was so much deeper, spoke on a subject that I knew my father went through, and the damage that was done through the Vietnam War. I really appreciated this book, and while I still love "RAMBO" the American hero, I really appreciated "rambo" America's forgotten hero, asked to be merciless to our enemies, but mistreated by his own. Overall, I say well done.

Great quick read

I’m glad it was different than the movie. Just wish the authors note in the beginning would have been at the end of the book. It spoiled how the books ends.

Great narrator good story

This is a great story. Worth a credit definitely in my top 10. Rambo is a great character. I wish there was more books like this. This is my second time reading this book.