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Karate Kid Novels #3
The Karate Kid Part III
Daniel asks Mr. Miyagi to help him train for a rematch with one of the bullies from the Cobra Kai Karate School
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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March 28, 2021
Listen, I'm not proud of myself.
(Semi-fascinating because it retells the movie entirely from Daniel's point of view, so the reader discovers (do I need to spoiler tag for a movie from 1989?) (fine) along with Daniel. But it's also for kids so the psychosexual aspects, and, frankly, also the disturbing violence of the ending, are absent. A surreal take on a surreal film.
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(Semi-fascinating because it retells the movie entirely from Daniel's point of view, so the reader discovers (do I need to spoiler tag for a movie from 1989?) (fine) along with Daniel. But it's also for kids so the psychosexual aspects, and, frankly, also the disturbing violence of the ending, are absent. A surreal take on a surreal film.
This has been literary analysis of a Karate Kid movie novelization. Send help.)
April 30, 2023
I am a fan of this movie, so I was excited to read this.
For the most part it’s a very light adaptation that really breezes over the events of the movie. It’s all strictly from Daniel’s POV so Terry Silver doesn’t show up until half way through and like Daniel you don’t know he’s the bad guy. Kreese doesn’t even show up until the last scene at the dojo and you don’t see him at the tournament.
One of the things this does better than the movie is Daniel’s victory over “Karate’s Bad Boy” Mike Barnes. In the movie it’s a little anticlimactic. The book has Daniel do a little bit more with dodges and blocks and ultimately gets a good hit on him to win.
Very breezy read that was fine, but I’ll be honest I missed some of Silver’s shenanigans from the beginning of the movie. It would have been interesting to see if the movie made that choice, to hide Silver’s full intentions until the end.
For the most part it’s a very light adaptation that really breezes over the events of the movie. It’s all strictly from Daniel’s POV so Terry Silver doesn’t show up until half way through and like Daniel you don’t know he’s the bad guy. Kreese doesn’t even show up until the last scene at the dojo and you don’t see him at the tournament.
One of the things this does better than the movie is Daniel’s victory over “Karate’s Bad Boy” Mike Barnes. In the movie it’s a little anticlimactic. The book has Daniel do a little bit more with dodges and blocks and ultimately gets a good hit on him to win.
Very breezy read that was fine, but I’ll be honest I missed some of Silver’s shenanigans from the beginning of the movie. It would have been interesting to see if the movie made that choice, to hide Silver’s full intentions until the end.
November 9, 2016
This book is about a young boy named Daniel and he was a karate champion for 2 years running. He worked with his long time trainer Mr. Maygi. Then Daniel received bad news that his uncle is sick and forces his mom to leave to take care of his uncle. Daniel had a decision to make, continue karate or move to New Jersey and start fresh. Daniel decided to stay with his trainer and continue working together to win the third championship.
July 29, 2018
Novelization of movies has gotten better as time has gone on and I just wish this one was one of them. It did add to some inside to a slightly ok movie.
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March 26, 2021
The greatest finale ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 28, 2023
Daniel is a horrible character
March 23, 2024
absolutely wild. little robot.
March 20, 2013
Daniel LaRusso ist gerade mit seinem väterlichen Freund und Karatelehrer Mr. Miyagi aus dessen Heimat Japan zurück gekehrt. Gemeinsam wollen sie nun einen Bonsai-Laden eröffnen. Doch kurz vor der Eröffnung wird der liebevoll eingerichtete Laden von zwei widerlichen Kerlen verwüstet, die Daniel unbedingt dazu bringen wollen an der All Valley Karatemeisterschaft teilzunehmen - damit sie dem amtierenden Champion den Titel abjagen können. Nachdem Daniel mehrfach bedrängt wurde, gibt er schließlich nach und meldet sich für die Meisterschaft an. Allerdings kann er beim Training nicht mit der Unterstützung von Mr. Miyagi rechnen, der der Auffassung ist dass man Karate nur zur Verteidigung von Ehre und Leben anzuwenden ist, nicht um irgendwelche Trophäen zu gewinnen. Also wendet sich Daniel in seiner Not an Terry Silver, Karatemeister der "harten" Schule.
Auf 156 Seiten erzählt dieses Buch die Geschichte zum gleichnamigen Film mit Ralph Macchio und Pat Morita. Keine ausschweifenden Beschreibungen, sondern eher Konzentration auf das Wesentliche. Vielleicht ist dadurch die Moral der Geschichte noch einfacher erkennbar.
Auf 156 Seiten erzählt dieses Buch die Geschichte zum gleichnamigen Film mit Ralph Macchio und Pat Morita. Keine ausschweifenden Beschreibungen, sondern eher Konzentration auf das Wesentliche. Vielleicht ist dadurch die Moral der Geschichte noch einfacher erkennbar.
March 6, 2014
Big drop in feel good factor here.....
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August 31, 2013
Read this as a kid after I "won" the book in 5th grade. It was a bit darker than I expected and I don't think I cared for where it took the characters
May 15, 2025
“It’s okay to lose to opponents. Must not lose to fear.”
My favourite part about the karate kid series is that they all end with Mr. Myagi proud of Daniel from his victory.
My favourite part about the karate kid series is that they all end with Mr. Myagi proud of Daniel from his victory.
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