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Narrated by:
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Eric G. Dove
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Written by:
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David Morrell
About this listen
"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.
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- Romeu Holanda
- 2022-08-05
Way deeper than the movie
All the characters feel like real people in this book. Layers and layers within their personalities. If you get to keep the movie’s version out of your mind, you find yourself divided about who you should be rooting for in several moments. And it still provides unstoppable action just like the theatre’s version. Strongly recommend it!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-10-25
exciting start to end.
The book brings back memories of the movie and gives you an alternative ending and view of Rambo. I loved this version of rambo, he is much more violent in this story then Hollywoods version. I recommend this book highly if your a Rambo fan, the narrator was pretty good, I wish they added brief moments of the original rambo music just to get that extra feels during high stress moments but non the less great all the way through.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazn Chopperking
- 2024-07-31
Much better than the movie
Prepare, there are differences.
My review has to be more than 15 words .. bl*w me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Hardy
- 2023-03-01
Excellent
As always, the book is better than the movie. Good narration, and an enjoyable listen.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Leslie
- 2019-05-09
Wow
A completely different entity from the movie. Better!!! Fantastic, thought provoking, grim and action packed. I highly recommend this book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Spicynipples
- 2022-12-06
DO NOT LISTEN TO INTRO BEFORE
The book is a 10/10. Absolutely amazing. I started playing the audionook on Youtube but then switched to Audible when i was halfway through. As i was fully engulfed into the story i was very displeased when the "intro" mentions the ending and who dies. Very poor choice to include that into an intro.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- JDGW
- 2024-09-03
Overall good, but…
Book MUCH better than the movie.
The music played on the last few seconds of the narration was COMPLETELY inappropriate and, definitely detracted from overall experience.
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