First Blood -

David Morrell

Grand Central Publishing

2011

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-10: B0057AOWVG

From New York Times bestselling author, David Morrell, comes a classic thriller that introduced the character of Rambo, one of the most iconic action heroes of the twentieth century.

Called “the father of the modern action novel,” FIRST BLOOD changed the genre. Although the book and the film adaptation have similarities, they are very different, especially its unexpected ending and its greater intensity.If you’ve only experienced the film, you’re in for a surprise.

Once they were soldiers. Rambo, the ragged kid whose presence in town is considered a threat. And Teasle, the Chief of Police of Madison, Kentucky. Both have been trained to kill: Rambo in Vietnam, Teasle in Korea. They learned different military tactics, different ways of death and survival in two different wars.

Now, without warning, they are enemies in a civilian combat that becomes a chase through the woods and mountains and caves above the town. As we follow them, we understand that once a man has been trained as a killer, perhaps he is changed forever.

Award-winning FIRST BLOOD was published in 1972, was translated into 26 languages, and has never been out of print. It was one of the first novels to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Resenhas (5)

5 (Perfeito)

Um homem caminha sozinho pela estrada...

"That was another thing the war had given him. He noticed dead things more. Not in horror. Just in curiosity of how they had come to end."
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- o primeiro filme contando a história de john rambo é um dos meus favoritos de todos os tempos
- não é uma história de tiro!! first blood é um drama sobre um soldado condecorado de 27 anos com ptsd que é preso injustamente!!!! ele foi torturado, todos os amigos dele morreram, não tem uma assistente social pra encaminhar ele pra uma equipe de psicólogos!!!!!
- ao mesmo tempo que eu odeio o stallone por ter mudado o final pra transformar essa história em franquia ($), eu chorei demais pela interpretação do personagem pelo que ele é - um homem traumatizado, sozinho, sem dinheiro, sem alternativas e que foi abandonado pelo país desde quando teve que ir lutar numa guerra que nem era dele