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First Blood (Hardcover)

by David Morrell (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Armchair Detective Library; Collectors edition (Nov 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0922890641
  • ISBN-13: 978-0922890644
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,783,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The chilling story of a manhunt. This classic thriller became a worldwide bestseller and inspired the series of films that gave the English language the word "Rambo". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars probably morrells best, 5 Nov 2003
This review is from: First Blood (Hardcover)
most people have seen the film, but those who think film and book are exactly the same are very much mistaken. Morrell gives John.J.Rambo much more depth.The foreword gives an insight into the creation of Rambo. It doesn't take long for you to get engrossed but once you do it just keeps on going. I found it hard to put down and definitely rates as one of my favourites. I've read most of David Morrells books and this is probably his best.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN WITH JOHN RAMBO, 11 Mar 2002
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This review is from: First Blood (Hardcover)
Over the past couple of years, I've watched the original movie and its sequels a number of times. They're a great series of action pics and they helped to make Sly Stallone a superstar. Recently, I've read the novel FIRST BLOOD (1972) which triggered off this whole Rambo saga and it turned out to be an intense, gripping and provocative thriller about an escalating battle between two war veterans on opposite sides of the law. Neither of them is a hero or a villain, although Sheriff Teasle did hassle Rambo a bit too much and Rambo eventually resorted to killing some cops and civilians. The book focuses on what is going on inside the minds of both Rambo and Teasle as their rivalry progresses and in the end, they both turn out to be ordinary, vulnerable human beings, destroyed by war, emotionally and physically. In comparison to the book, the 1982 movie pales. It is a very good film, but a lot of elements are left out from the novel, such as Rambo killing his chasers, the final frantic gunfight between Rambo and Teasle and Teasle's relationship with Orval and his estranged wife. Understandably, this was so that the film could be shorter and appeal to a wider audience ( after all, Stallone needed a box office hit away from the ROCKY series ). Apparently, in the mid 70s, there were plans back then to translate FIRST BLOOD into a movie. An ideal Rambo would probably have been someone like Kris Kristofferson and maybe Joe Don Baker could have played Teasle.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a great book, 24 April 2000
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This review is from: First Blood (Hardcover)
People reading this book having seen the films will be surprised that to find that's it's as much about Teasle as Rambo - during the course of the manhunt, we're given an insight into Teasle's past as a Korean war veteran and how it contrasts with Rambo's experiences in Vietnam. Teasle initially shows contempt for Rambo, but gradually begins to understand him. A exciting, intelligent book. And the ending is far better than the film...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great customer service
The book actually arrived a full month after I ordered it, and quite battered. So why the five star rating? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lee Harris

4.0 out of 5 stars rambo, but not as you know it.
I really enjoyed this tense, atmospheric thriller, It doesn't outstay its welcome and is hugely entertaining. Read more
Published 5 months ago by N.Evans

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best novels ever
(WARNING small spoilers included)If you read this novel expecting a replica of the well known Slyvester Stallone action classic, then you are in for a big surprise. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. A. S. Plant

5.0 out of 5 stars Increadible and Beautiful Book
Ive just finished reading First Blood and jeez!

The firt thing I have to say is this... Read more
Published on 14 May 2006 by J. G. Holz

5.0 out of 5 stars First Blood enthralls a generation.
Anyone who has seen the Rambo movies (of which I am a massive fan) before reading this novel is in for a massive suprise. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2006 by neillovat

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic thriller.
I know what your thinking. Rambo - American wish fufillment personified. In the case of the original novel, not so. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2005 by ilw81

5.0 out of 5 stars The book that gave the English language a new word: Rambo!
I have been a big fan of Sylvester Stallone for quite a long time now and in my opinion 'Rocky' and 'Rambo' are his best films he has ever made and i don't think that he will ever... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2004 by no1filmaddict

5.0 out of 5 stars davids morrells first and best book
for any auther the chance of writing a best sellar is a great task, with this book david morrell did it in his frist attempt i have read and reread this book and it never bores... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2000 by mukester27@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent human relations and action novel
First Blood is too often pre-judged by the myth that Rambo was purely a shoot-everything-in-sight character(mainly brought about by the film trilogy starring Silvester Stallone),... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One mans struggle for personal freedom...sort of
This is a great book and much better than the already impressive movie. The whole idea that in war, nobody wins is brilliantly shown through the depiction of the two main... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 1998

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