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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Having seen the movie first I was quickly surprised by its deviation from the book. While the general plot twists were held in place, it was still a page turner from front to back. While Swagger's omniscience made for excellent plot twists, it felt over done. His seeming inability to do anything wrong made the outcome of the story known from early on; the details simply needed to be filled in. Despite the inevitable outcome it is still worth picking up, and makes for an excellent action thriller. ( )This was a fun read and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a typical techno-thriller. On the positive side, the book moves quickly, with lots of twists and turns to the plot, the action is fairly relentless, and the view into the technical side of the sniper profession is very interesting. On the negative side, the hero is just a bit too much of a superman. This isn't in reference to his shooting ability—there are documented cases of Viet Nam and Middle East snipers doing the same things. No, Swagger's superpowers were in his ability to completely predict everything his adversaries were going to do, right down to the second. It disturbed the flow of the book at times. It wasn't unduly unsettling; I just tend to prefer my characters to be slightly more believable. I had seen the movie based upon this book..."Shooter"...before reading the novel and, even though I knew some of the plot twists, I still enjoyed it enough to read it in a single sitting. Give it a try if you like the genre. As a side note, reading reviews of the sequel, The 47th Samurai, I understand that Swagger's superabilities extend to becoming a world-class master of the samurai sword with about a week's practice, so I think I'll just stop here. Those kinds of things should be left for Dirk Pitt or other protagonists whose authors have their tongues firmly in their cheeks. Vietnam-vet and Master sniper Bob Lee gets pulled into one last job. It’s a set-up and all of a sudden he is the most hunted man in the US of A. And now he is pissed off and out for revenge. Great read, I could not put it down and was comatose all week, because I kept reading till 2am a couple of nights in a row. If you like Tom Clancy, try this! It is fast, has a lot of suspense, doesn’t take itself too serious and is fun to read. 0.120 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553563513, Mass Market Paperback)He was one the best Marine snipers in Vietnam. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all Bob Lee Swagger wants to be left alone and to leave the killing behind.But with consummate psychological skill, a shadowy military organization seduces Bob into leaving his beloved Arkansas hills for one last mission for his country, unaware until too late that the game is rigged. The assassination plot is executed to perfection—until Bob Lee Swagger, alleged lone gunman, comes out of the operation alive, the target of a nationwide manhunt, his only allies a woman he just met and a discredited FBI agent. Now Bob Lee Swagger is on the run, using his lethal skills once more—but this time to track down the men who set him up and to break a dark conspiracy aimed at the very heart of America. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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