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Book ReviewsPoint of Impact |
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Book: Point of Impact
Written by: STEPHEN HUNTER |
Publisher: Bantam
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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One Shot, One Kill
Rating:
4 / 5
I kind of read this one out of order with "Black Light." But that still didn't stop me from enjoying this novel as well. Maybe a little more. Although its interesting to note that Nick Memphis has not made an appearence in any of Hunter's other tales. He's about run out of usable time for the two Swagger men. Unless he plans to cover Earl's service years in the Marines. Anyway, back to "Point," Hunter's knowledge and research into our sub-culture of guns is astounding. I myself own a few, though I don't get to hunt or shoot as much as I used to, I still consider myself a part of that sub-culture, so I guess what I'm trying to say is, is that I enjoy the gun details, the bullet grains, the droppage, and the assignment of an actual manufactured firearm to a character.
Oh yes, once again someone has double crossed a swagger, but just like his father before him, Bob Lee is nearly uncrossable, eventhough they try not to they always under estimate him, his opponents consider him a country hick, a bumpkin who doesn't know much more than shooting, but alas they get it everytime, the Swagger men are smart as they come as well as deadly as they come.
Read enjoy, live the action and join "Bob The Nailer," as he is nearly framed for an assassination then hounded throughout much of the U.S. until he seeks his revenge and begins to the hounding.
"It Don't Shoot"
Rating:
5 / 5
The greatest line in the book was "It Don't Shoot." For the sake of not spoiling things, I will not explain what that line means but you wlll have to read it toward the end.
This is my first Hunter novel and I was absolutely dumbfounded after reading it. Swagger is a very complex character who has a lot of ghosts from Viet Nam that still haunt him, especially the memory of his best friend getting killed by enemy fire. Swagger is one of the best snipers in the business and he is cajoled by a rogue group of secret government operatives into involving himself in an assassination plot. After the rogue operatives fail to kill him, he becomes a fugitive from justice and has to team up with a disgraced FBI agent to clear his name. Very tense thriller involving government coverups, trickery and constant grandstanding by the Asst Director of the FBI.
I could not put this one down. Hunter scores big with this one.
If you are considering this, you have good taste in books.
Rating:
5 / 5
Not going to bore you with long review. It's a great read.... Why is it a great read you ask? Well... when you mix an Arkansas Vietnam Sniper Vet with a powerful and deadly rifle against uniformed thugs with serious issues... you got a winner. This book certainly is one.
This author, Stephen Hunter, is sooooooo good at writing about shooting that he will make you feel the actual trigger pull on your finger when reading this book.
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