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Fight the Rooster Kindle Edition

by Nick Cole (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 122 ratings
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In order to save his life... he'll have to ruin it first.



The Great Director is a man convinced that the movies he’s pouring his heart and soul into are killing him. After a series of dubious therapy sessions, he becomes convinced—while eating a pretzel—that he must do the unthinkable to save his life: he must ruin his next picture. Instead of filming a masterpiece, he intends to shoot the equivalent of Brad Pitt reading the telephone book, except without Brad Pitt.

But mayhem and destruction are not so easily accomplished. Slacker producers, a has-been cinematographer, a junkie gambler action hero who’s run out of credit, smarmy players looking to bend any concept into next summer’s blockbuster, and a cast of grumbling, griping, hardworking malcontents do everything in their power to prevent the Great Director from wrecking his movie and escaping the business alive.

Part Catch-22, part The Player, Fight the Rooster is an eclectic, funny, and unpredictable thrill ride through life and Hollywood.

Lights, Camera... Laugh!
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"Challenger for best read of the year. Well worth a look. Amazing job..." -Tim Ward, Hugo Nominated Reveiwer SciFi Podcast

About the Author

Nick Cole is a former soldier and working actor living in Southern California. When he is not auditioning for commercials, going out for sitcoms or being shot, kicked, stabbed or beaten by the students of various film schools for their projects, he can be found writing books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01IA9M9DI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nick Cole; 1st edition (July 10, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1638 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 443 pages
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Nick Cole is a former soldier and working actor living in Southern California. When he is not auditioning for commercials, going out for sitcoms or being shot, kicked, stabbed or beaten by the students of various film schools for their projects, he can be found writing books. Nick's Book The Old Man and the Wasteland was an Amazon Bestseller and #1 in Science Fiction. In 2016 Nick's book CTRL ALT Revolt won the Dragon Award for Best Apocalyptic novel.

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Nick's website: http://www.nickcolebooks.com/

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THE WASTELAND SAGA

Post Apocalyptic Fiction

• The Old Man and the Wasteland

• The Savage Boy

• The Road is a River (Available only in the Wasteland Saga in the US)

The SODA POP SOLDIER NOVELS

LitRPG science fiction

• CTRL ALT Revolt!

• Soda Pop Soldier

THE BOOKS OF WYRD

Weird Post Apocalyptic Horror

• Third Red King

• The Dark Knight (Book 2)

• The Pawn in the Portal (Book 3)

• The Lost Castle (Book 4)

OTHER NOVELS

• Fight the Rooster

• The End of the World as We Knew It

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
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Customers find the book entertaining, with deep and poignant insights into human nature. They also appreciate the humor and sarcasm. Readers describe the writing style as compelling, unique, and satisfying. They appreciate the deeply compelling characters.

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Customers find the book entertaining, funny, and warm. They also say it's extremely satisfying, a nice satire on making films, and surprisingly touching. Customers also describe the book as strange, filled with layers, and bizarre scenes.

"...out shortly after that, but still blends humor and unexpected, bizarre scenes and extremely colorful characters into a compelling and satisfying..." Read more

"...dreams and nightmares, sabotage, ruin, aspiration, drama, entertainment, social criticism, love, realization,comedy,denial and for me - thought..." Read more

"This is a nice satire on making films and the crazy people of Hollywood. But like the movie being made in story it is disorganized and weird." Read more

"...not to give anything away, was not at all what I expected, but extremely satisfying...." Read more

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Customers find the writing style compelling, rich, and marvelous. They also appreciate the simple sentence structures that paint detailed characters and situations. Customers also mention the book is beautiful, clever, and humane.

"...unexpected, bizarre scenes and extremely colorful characters into a compelling and satisfying novel about fear and redemption...." Read more

"...desperation, dreams and nightmares, sabotage, ruin, aspiration, drama, entertainment, social criticism, love, realization,comedy,denial and for me..." Read more

"...Cole's story-telling is marvelous. He has a real love for his characters. Each of them is flawed, sometimes deeply, but all of them are compelling...." Read more

"...This book is filled with tenderly drawn characters and really emphasizes the beauty that exists in our relationships with those who mean the most..." Read more

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Customers find the characters in the book compelling, human, and humane.

"...but still blends humor and unexpected, bizarre scenes and extremely colorful characters into a compelling and satisfying novel about fear and..." Read more

"...Cole's story-telling is marvelous. He has a real love for his characters. Each of them is flawed, sometimes deeply, but all of them are compelling...." Read more

"...This book is filled with tenderly drawn characters and really emphasizes the beauty that exists in our relationships with those who mean the most..." Read more

"...Great plot and character development in a tale of a cynical movie director who has lost his way on the road of life and sets out to "fix"..." Read more

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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022
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This is much different than you may be used to, if you know Nick’s writing from Wasteland or Galaxy’s Edge. It’s phenomenal. I can’t describe it, but here’s what I wrote after starting it:

I’m 27% done with Fight the Rooster. I’m only dimly aware of what the plot might be. Reading it, I wonder if maybe this is what dropping acid is like. I’m absolutely loving it. I have no idea how the psychiatrist fits in, but I was mesmerized. Incredible book. Nothing I’ve read from Nick Cole has prepared me for this. I imagine this book being taught in a college course, if college courses were worth the powder to blow them all to hell. It’s been a long time since I read a book that surprised and delighted me like Fight the Rooster has.

The plot gets easier to figure out shortly after that, but still blends humor and unexpected, bizarre scenes and extremely colorful characters into a compelling and satisfying novel about fear and redemption.

Highly recommend!
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John J. Giorgis
5.0 out of 5 stars As I started to read this book, I honestly thought I was gong to hate it.
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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As I started to read this book I honestly thought I was gong to hate it.

I assume that's because I can be a little slow on the uptake at times.

Oh me of little faith. I was wrong. I ended up loving it.

Fight the Rooster is satire, philosophy, action, desperation, dreams and nightmares, sabotage, ruin, aspiration, drama, entertainment, social criticism, love, realization,comedy,denial and for me - thought provoking. I am very glad I did not give up on it and persevered and I was well rewarded. The book is indeed about the making of a movie and there are lots of fun tidbits about doing so fill the pages and help to move the story along. But so much is happening on so many levels that I found myself staring off into the Belizean night sky where I read most of this book and pondering the many levels of the story. In many ways it the story of one man's tortured heart yet also, I think a story all of us live - although you may may not see it that way at first. Hang in there... you will see it. As I said the book is thought provoking - and thought provoking on a variety of levels.I believe almost anyone who reads it will be glad they did and maybe.... even....inspired too!

Inspired to do what? Read the book and take it from there.

Personal Note: I also hope that someone in Hollywood "green lights" the making of this book into a film. If done correctly it just might inspire Hollywood to breakout of the ever diminishing comic book cycle of films (which I mostly enjoy BTW) and return to the making of films that once again, not only present a great story and entertain but do a little something positive and feed the movie goer's soul.

One last thought: the book is woefully under priced. So encourage your friends and family to get a copy. In this way you vote in the most concrete way possible that Nick Cole keeps writing books.
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Rotten Roger
4.0 out of 5 stars Think Catch-22 of movie making
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2017
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This is a nice satire on making films and the crazy people of Hollywood. But like the movie being made in story it is disorganized and weird.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2016
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This is a real departure for author Nick Cole. Cole's best known novels include the Wasteland trilogy, which is a post-apocalyptic series about loss and redemption, and Soda Pop Soldier and it's sequel, Ctl Alt Revolt, which could be described as gamer-punk. Fight the Rooster is an engrossing story about a famous movie director, creating what he believes (and hopes) will be his last movie. Cole's story-telling is marvelous. He has a real love for his characters. Each of them is flawed, sometimes deeply, but all of them are compelling. Cole's narrative is done with a light and often humorous touch. He has a gift for avoiding the obvious and taking the reader on surprising twists and turns. The ending, not to give anything away, was not at all what I expected, but extremely satisfying. I'm a huge fan of Cole's books and emphatically predict that he will one day be a HUGE author. When I found out this was a book about Hollywood, I swallowed hard and said that if Nick wrote it, I'd at least give it a try. Wow, I'm glad I did!
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chadd newman
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Catch-22?
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016
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The book's description compares Fight the Rooster to Catch-22, which is unfair, because this is a better book than Catch-22. While Heller's vision was one of mid-20th Century nihilism and despair, Fight the Rooster is filled with struggle, grace and redemption. It's a celebration of how we find meaning in our daily work, relationships and lives. This book is filled with tenderly drawn characters and really emphasizes the beauty that exists in our relationships with those who mean the most to us, whether it be a wife, child, sibling or high school teacher. The story bounds from height to valley and back again and the protagonist learns to come to terms with his life's work and his relationships to those around him. The characters are introduced as near stereotypes, but each chapter adds layer and complexity to them as you learn their stories. These threads are woven around the main story arc to produce a truly rare and wonderful book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I liked it.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2017
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I ended up liking this book a fair amount. I had a hard time with the beginning, then it was amusing and interesting. I apologize to the author for mostly skipping over the Welles part and promise to go back and read the whole thing again. There were many lovely little moments that I loved, and little truths that spoke to me.
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Itchetiky
5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to Review
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
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I want to leave a review of this book. But like another mentioned it would turn into an essay on how much I enjoyed the many elements to this story. I'm reading from the Kindle version (I'll be buying the paperback once I get this written), and I am honestly happy there is no audiobook (so far) of this book. I've found myself highlighting many different parts to this stories, from the thoughts of characters to the music characters are listening to.

Nick has such a varied library to read from. This book to me is another welcome departure from what I've read of his lately. It's like he drops these little literary nuggets just to tell a wonderful story or as a writing exercise.

I'm looking forward to reading this book again. And I'm looking forward to seeing more these stories come about.

Thank you Nick, I've really enjoyed this book a lot.
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Dr J
5.0 out of 5 stars Should write more like this
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2023
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I read this book after reading the Wasteland trilogy and was left stunned: one of the best books I have ever read. A postmodern satire of Hollywood, it’s a marvel that is the equal of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49, Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. I am reminded of Flann O’Brien at his best. Readable, entertaining and challenging while avoiding pretentions.
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Glenn
5.0 out of 5 stars An enlightening, entertaining peek behind the curtain of Hollywood
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2017
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This superb book must have been written by someone who knows what Hollywood is really like, but who cares too much to let the follies go unchallenged. I learned things (like what a producer actually does--or at least is supposed to do). I laughed, frequently. I was stirred, and sometimes stunned (after the sublime beauty of chapter 27, chapter 28 came like a punch to the gut!). And I also now have a craving for date mamuls, despite having never so much as seen one before. Brilliant!
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