false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171667989m/113110.jpg 113110 19 From New York Times bestselling author David Morrell comes the novel upon which the box office superhit Rambo was based. First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang up 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. 1348264 1972 First Blood total:379|5:87|4:152|3:111|2:23|1:6| 379 1428 467 54 5 0 true false Fri Mar 27 13:09:18 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:10:41 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 19 11:36:23 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:37:23 -0800 2009
I searched the title and came up with the book and the movie. Then I remembered, oh yes, I did read this book long, long ago.

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I have read several of Morrell's books before and I must say, he is a mixed bag author. I either absolutely love his books (Fraternity of the Stone, and Brotherhood of the Rose, or I absolutely abhor them (Scavenger, for one). First Blood is the first book I've read by Morr...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 15:39:59 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 02:40:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:20:02 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:28:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Fri Sep 04 14:25:17 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 14:31:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 10 15:04:02 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 16:28:47 -0800 2008 But, after all the hype this book got, and then the movie, I was...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 19 05:53:38 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 27 00:54:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 08:46:23 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 08:49:11 -0700 2009 Testament), others were pretty bad (like Burnt Sienna). What I got with First Blood was a thoughtful and powerful novel about a generation gap. The Rambo in the book is...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:35:34 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:01:28 -0700 2009
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In the book, you understand much better why Teasle and Rambo are both so dead set on going down this path. The ending is rather bleak, but fitting.

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This is one of my favorite first lines of all time. It is packed with foreboding, and screams in a whisper that something big...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 22:37:59 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 22:39:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:32:59 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 00:35:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 06:09:39 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 06:13:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 06:46:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 10:26:03 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 12:05:27 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 12:06:42 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 06 14:25:36 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 14:29:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Sat Feb 21 10:03:30 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 10:05:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 20 10:25:13 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:28:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=113110