First Blood: The classic thriller that launched one of the most iconic figures in cinematic history - Rambo.

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Now get it clear," he said. "I don't want a kid who looks like you and doesn't have a job in my town. First thing I know, a bunch of your friends will show up, mooching food, maybe stealing, maybe pushing drugs.” 8% Morrell was presented with the 2009 ThrillerMaster Award from the ITW. [8] Bibliography [ edit ] Rambo series [ edit ] David’s novelizations for RAMBO (FIRST BLOOD PART II) and RAMBO III are available as e-books. They’re quite different from the films and include revealing introductions. See also David’s RAMBO AND ME: THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY.

In dit boek wordt beschreven hoe de mannen elkaar achtervolgen en achternajagen. Soms kwam er wat psychologische diepgang in voor, dat is de reden dat ik de motivatie kreeg om het uit te lezen, maar dat was iets dat zelden gebeurde. De schrijver gaat niet diep in op de trauma, historische context of achtergrond van de karakters, het blijft vrij oppervlakkig. Ik vond het erg vreemd dat wij dit voor Engels moesten lezen. Ik was blij dat ik het uit had, en heb in ieder geval geleerd wat voor boeken ik minder vind.The book, as well as the movie, is a warning. Not about the evils of war, but about the evils of man. Be careful who you decide to antagonize, as you might start a war.

The character of Col. Sam Trautman may be seen as an embodiment of Uncle Sam, the government who trained both men and sent both off to war and now has conflicting emotions about the result that came home. Movie-Rambo is a quiet, mumbling depressed veteran who is hassled by evil, asshole cops who firehose him, beat him, and taunt him. In the book the cops, while stupid and a little critical of Rambo's long hair, are just doing their job. They don't beat him, he gets a shower instead of a firehose, Teasle gives Rambo two chances to get out of town. He allows Rambo to buy a hamburger, unlike in the movie. There's no hatred or sadism toward Rambo on Teasle's part until Rambo starts gutting his partner.And the book ends with both men dead in a ditch. So... great job there. Not only that, but at least two dozen other people are murdered, either by Rambo or by each other in their stupidity. A lot of idiots form posses to hunt Rambo in the woods, and shoot each other by mistake. They do a lot of his work for him, to be honest. Morrell is a big fan of having his main characters (Rambo and Teasle) get into long discussions and arguments with themselves. In that way, perhaps Morrell isn't great at writing characters with distinct voices. They have the same kind of inner voice that they wrestle with. On the other hand, Morrell does seem to want to connect the two men, and perhaps this is intended to highlight their similarities. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt again. After all, by the end they are both having psychic links to each other that broadcasts their locations to each other. Not sure what THAT was all about, and I don't think it added. Two peas in a pod, in a way, although they can't see it. Cuban-Italian actor Tomas Milian read First Blood soon after its release and wanted to star in an adaptation of it; however, he was unsuccessful in persuading Italian producers to support the project. Still, he used "Rambo" as the name of his character, an ex-cop, in the 1975 film Syndicate Sadists. It's a pretty fair chase story with some skillfully written action sequences. A good strong debut novel by a young writer. Morrell would go on to to write stronger novels, but John Rambo is his creation and this is the book where Rambo first appeared. Even at the age of forty-two it's a good beach read. Helps to be a little older though. I believe many readers under thirty might find it boring and/or unoriginal. It definitely helps to be old enough to at least remember the aftermath of Vietnam.

made me decide to write a novel in which the Vietnam War literally came home to America. There hadn't been a war on American soil since the end of the Civil War in 1865. With America splitting apart because of Vietnam, maybe it was time for a novel that dramatized the philosophical division in our society, that shoved the brutality of the war right under our noses.Most readers are likely coming to this novel after having seen the Sylvester Stallone “Rambo” movie many years previously. That’s certainly the case for me. While movies are always different from their source material, that is especially true in this case. Yes, we still have the basic former Green Beret fighting solo as an underdog against an army of forces against him. He’s been pushed around and told to get out-of-town even though he’s done nothing wrong other than have long hair and a beard. It’s hard for anybody to be bullied like that. But whereas the movie focused on a single hero character, the novel offers two: Rambo (no first name given in the book) and Wilfred Teasle, the local sheriff. Whether or not either one is a hero is open to debate. Dit boek is prima, maar niets voor mij. Ik vond het gebrek aan vrouwen in dit boek zorgwekkend en de schrijfwijze was 'testosteron-schrijven' (de manier waarop werd beschreven hoe het ging donderen toen Teasle zijn geweer pakte), ook is vrijwel het hele boek in Amerikaanse spreektaal geschreven. Dit boek gaat, samengevat, over twee mannen die elkander achtervolgen. Rambo, een getraumatiseerde oorlogsveteraan, komt net terug uit Vietnam. Hij wordt zonder duidelijke reden opgepakt, door Teasle, ook een getraumatiseerde oorlogsveteraan (uit Korea). My only problem with this book was the last part, which was a little bit disappointing, boring and “different” to the rest of the book. I’m not sure if this was my own impression, but I felt like the author had lost the rhythm of the story and the interest for the characters, as though the compelling events in the book had just disappeared. On the other hand, the ending part was a good way to finish the Rambo’s story, even though it was a bit predictable, and certainly I was expecting something more. This wasn’t a big problem for me though. David Morrell published his novel First Blood in 1972, as a response to the Vietnam War and was inspired by some of his students returning from the war. The author’s work began in 1968. First off I don’t usually read action thriller type stories because they typically personify ex military geniuses or washed up cops battling their own ego’s… wow I just summed up the whole book… lol.