Point of Impact
by Stephen Hunter
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Book Reviews of Point of Impact
Book Review: Read the book...Just saw the movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Incredible!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, this book is amazing! Well written and technically pretty good. Bob "the Nailer" is not one of those annoyingly perfect good guys that don't really exist. He has his share of problems, which are explained in the book but not dwelled on for long.There are some pretty good reviews here that sum up the story pretty well, so I'm going to skip that. I will say that I normally read only sci-fi/fantasy and had long ago grown weary of these type of books. But the way Hunter combines the convoluted plot twists that Ludlum loves so much with the attention to detail that Clancy is so known for and then adds his own ability to tell a story in an interesting way really hooked me.
You just may find yourself shopping for a Winchester mdl 70 or a Remington 700 (in .308, of course) before the end of this one!
"One shot, one kill"
Book Review: Great for gun nuts..... but highly implausible
Summary: 2 Stars
I love firearms, which is why I am trying Hunter's novels. I read Hot Springs and learned all about Bob Lee's pappy, Earl. He was a very unlikeable character, a grim, efficient killer with serious psychological, social and alcohol problems.
Like father, like son - Bob Lee is perhaps the deadliest shot on the planet, but he isn't someone I can even remotely empathize with.
When I read a novel, I sometimes find I can't put it down. With Point of Impact, I set it aside for nearly a week, and finally picked it back up just to see how it ended. I enjoyed the (mostly) accurate firearms details, but the plot is a joke. The only reason I gave the book two stars instead of one is that Hunter is a gun nut and obviously loves rifles. I think he needs to learn how to set up a half way believable plot.
Book Review: I felt like I lived in the world of Bob Lee Swagger WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best books I've read in a long time.If ever there was an author that tops Clive Cussler, it has to be Stephen Hunter. He was able to take a fantastic plot and turn it into a plausible sequence of events. You were carried along with Bob Lee on every turn of the bend. The character was exquisitely brought to life. The assassination plot was a complete surprise and chillingly executed! With each turn of events, you breathlessly follow his next move. Point of Impact is a book for anyone who enjoys action-adventure. Written with a grace that is rare for any style of book, from the beautifully orchestrated way his characters come together to the exquisite detail that permeates throughout. Stephen Hunter has a new follower who looks forward to his next book like a surfer looks forward to his next big wave. Give us more Stephen!Book Review: A very satifyingly read!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This one is actually the best work of Hunter. His first novel(?) The Master Sniper turned out to be flawed with unripened scenario and writing tech. But not this one as well as its two sequels, DIRTY WHITE BOYS and BLACK LIGHT. All three had proved that the real mature Hunter is finally arrived! Readers who could enjoy this book greatly should also check out and purchase from Amazon.com several other books fromin the same genre: WHITE STAR by James Thayer--like Bob Lee Swagger's nickname, the hero in W/S was named WHITE STAR by his deadly enemy; SHADOW OVER BABYLON by David Mason(an English weapry expert), there is a great sniper in this book too; SNIPER'S MOON by Carson Stroud, a V/N veteran sniper turned N.Y. cop; POINT OF IMPACT, by Jack Curtis. Plus the old THE MASTER SNIPER, I think the readers would feel quite satsified.