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| Point of Impact | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen Hunter
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (182 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13505
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0553563513
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553563511
ASIN: 0553563513
Publication Date: December 1, 1993
Release Date: November 1, 1993
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 hope the movie is as good May 8, 2007
We recently listened to the audiobook during a long road trip. Both my husband and I thought the book was well-written, had well described characters, and was worth the purchase. Highly recommend!
My husband liked the ballistics May 7, 2007
I ordered this title to give my husband a break from the literary and artst-craftsy material I usually provide - and it worked. He enjoyed the "gun" descriptions which I didn't understand, and the fast-moving story.
Excellent April 7, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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. Hard to put down.
testosterone fueled action March 30, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Read the book...Just saw the movie. March 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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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