Read the book...Just saw the movie.

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	• Point of Impact Stephen Hunter Random House Audio, 2007 average customer review:based on 185 reviews view larger image
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Read the book, then see the movie version, SHOOTER.

Enough has been said about Bob Lee Swagger. Snipers, good ones that is, are a special breed. Most people could not begin to endure what a sniper goes thorough to get "the shot." Steven Hunter does a good job off making "Bob the nailer" a real sniper.

I liked the plot and pace of the book. I can usually find technical errors in this genre of novels, some quite laughable. Only found one incorrect technical term (you find it) which may be attributed to the editor. It was a pleasure to hear the term cartridge rather than bullet. Hunter's description of long distance shooting was very good.

I recommend reading this book when you can devote several hours to it. Its hard to put down.

Lee Boyland, author of two techno-thrillers dealing with current events, Islamic terrorists and WMDs: The Rings of Allah and Behold, an Ashen Horse.

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Read the book...Just saw the movie.

OKay, I finished the book in less than a week. Which is pretty good for me. I also just saw the movie the weekend it came out. If you just saw the movie and are interested in the book...then go get the book and read it. The movie and book were similar, but the book's suspence and ending were set up better. The movie was good, but the book was much better. I'd check out both. Other reviews have commented that the book had too much rifle references and it was slow in the beginning. Well, the rifle references allow the suspense of the plot to determine the outcome in the end. And it was not that slow at all. The slow parts are accommodated with excellent action discriptions. I closed the book thinking..."Hmmm, good book". I walked out of the theater thinking, "The killing was kool, but the characters and plot was a little different". Overall both were kool.

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testosterone fueled action

OK. I did the opposite, I saw the movie "Shooter" based on the book first and then read the book yesterday. I was really engrossed in the book, to the point that I was reading it as I walked from the university parking lot to my office.

I don't usually read books in this genre. I don't see it as similar to Lee Child's work. Now admitting that, this book only had a few places where some of the prose was over the top. Besides that, I found engaging and made me want to finish the book as quickly as possible.

If anything the Dobbler, the psychochiatrist, really annoyed me. And, I wonder if he was meant to or if the writing of that character just didn't work properly for me.

I've since read two chapters in _Master Sniper_ and won't finish it. I just didn't "get" into it. I think the anti-semitic part of it was really bothering me. Maybe I'll re-start it next month?

Back to _Point of Impact_ the book is worth a read. I think if you like Tom Clancy like books, you'll like this. I think the writing is better than James Patterson's work, too.

I think I threw off some of my WS students when they came to my office hours and saw me reading this book. Hey, a woman has to read! And, I read most genres.

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A guilty pleasure

A techno-thriller similar to the early Tom Clancy - the technical details are the strength. The "thriller" isn't - it is something that I tolerated as a contrivance to get from one riff on the technology to the next.

The characterizations range from the one-dimensional to the cartoon-ish. The hero is super-human, not only in his performance, but in his ability to calculate in detail what unknown adversaries will do.

Its a good read, although you will likely find yourself groaning at times at the characters, the artificial situations, and implausible plot twists.

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Terrific Story Impact

Absolutely Outstanding. I read Stephen Hunter's Point of Impact many years ago just as this type of genre was beginning to introduce itself. The lone, quiet Vietnam hero just trying to make it while caught up in the materialistic, overly complex, anything-goes-as-long-as-I-get-mine world of lies, deceit, and treachery. I kept the book in my "keeper" library and when the movie "Shooter" was due for release I decided it was time to once again visit Bob Lee Swagger of Blue Eye, Arkansas. All I can say is it was just as good if not better the second time around.
This is without a doubt so far the best of Mr. Hunter's novels. The plot is quick paced, tight, and filled with just enough techno-geewhiz that you can't put it down. At a healthy 569 pages it took me 3 days to follow the wonderful story. Character development was superb and lends itself to future Swagger books. The 4th is due sometime next year. Although there were numerous characters, Mr. Hunter did a masterful job of introducing and developing them as the plot moved along. Excellent use of action but no gratuitous violence or sex. Some graphic violence was a must to make the plot realistic but Mr. Hunter did what was required and no more. Some coarse language but again it was to make the story real.
All in all Hunter's best so far. A must read, especially for that long overdue vacation. I am very curious to see how the book fares in the movie. Somehow I just can't see how a 2 hour movie can do it justice.
I would really like to see Bob Lee Swagger meet up with Jack Reacher; I think they would really like each other!

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