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A great soldier, a good man. Twisted, played with, used by an Iago for some dreadful purpose. That play was a tragedy, one of Mr. Shakespeare's finest. Just like poor Bob's life -- an American tragedy. Shakespeare had much use for happy endings, but the Bob Lee Swagger I knew all those years back, he may have been as stubborn as a goddamned mule, but he wasn't a fool either. So maybe somehow it'll work out for him. Good-bye, Colonel. I like a nice happy ending too.
Apr 29, Paul Falk rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , war. The author told us of Swagger's self-imposed isolation as a result of the Vietnam War but he couldn't convey to us why, simply, because he didn't really know why. Not many do. For that, he would've had to have had his own pair of jungle boots on the ground.
Then he would have had to endure a nightmare that seemed to had gone on forever. There's a side of Swagger that won't be found in this book. It's a side of him that yearns to share with others how we felt about his time over there. If only he The author told us of Swagger's self-imposed isolation as a result of the Vietnam War but he couldn't convey to us why, simply, because he didn't really know why.
If only he could do that. Initially he tried and when he confided in those he trusted, all he received in return were wide-eyed blank stares and pity. It had made him feel betrayed and embarrassed. Betrayed for having fought for his country and coming home with no recognition for what he had done.
Embarrassed for seeing in the eyes of those he spoke with that he was less of a person - broken. So as much as he had thirsted to move on with what had been a normal life, he couldn't. Those days were buried a long time ago.
That was an integral part of the story that never made it to print. Nobody would want to read about that. This is the second novel by Stephen Hunter that I've read, and while it doesn't quite hit the cartoonishly hypertrophic heights of Dirty White Boys , it's more tightly focused and plotted.
This is both good and bad, since after the first or pages it feels as if the characters are all slaves to the plot, which is unfortunate, since they actually had the potential to be pretty interesting people. On the plus side, the technical details of marksmanship and rifles are all pretty interesti This is the second novel by Stephen Hunter that I've read, and while it doesn't quite hit the cartoonishly hypertrophic heights of Dirty White Boys , it's more tightly focused and plotted.
On the plus side, the technical details of marksmanship and rifles are all pretty interesting, and--unlike so many overwritten thrillers--integral to the story. Dec 25, Asghar Abbas rated it it was amazing. This is one of the THE best thrillers ever. A real one. Joyous to read from start to finish It's an absolute shame that it is not more well known. Character of Swagger is A celebration of Hunter's skills.
Jul 28, Henry rated it it was amazing. Outstanding beginning to the Bob Lee Swagger series. Mar 21, Corey rated it it was amazing Shelves: spy-espionage , political-thriller , military , vietnam , suspense-thriller. I was first introduced to the character of Bob Lee Swagger watching the film Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg, which is based loosely off Point of Impact, so I finally decided to check out the book, and I'm glad I did, both the book and film are great in their own ways.
Stephen Hunter is the Tom Clancy of Snipers, he pulls you into the story and gives every little detail about the firearms that are used throughout! Now 20 years later all Swagger is living out in Arkansas, and all he wants is to be left alone and put the past and the killing behind him. But Swagger is about to be pulled out of retirement when a shadowy military organization shows up on his doorstep asking for his services once again, Swagger accepts, but soon discovers that it's a setup and the Black ops team double-crosses him, with their intention foiling an assassination attempt on the President of the United States and Swagger taking the fall for it.
Now on the run from the rogue operators and his own country, a nationwide manhunt is issued for Swagger, who's only allies are the widow of one of Swaggers friends who served with him in Vietnam, and discredited FBI agent Nick Memphis. Swagger must use his lethal skills and take up sniping once more to get to the bottom of the conspiracy and clear his name.
As I said, Stephen Hunter has a way of explaining every little detail about the firearms that are used throughout the book, he's very descriptive just like Tom Clancy with submarines and technology. Great plot, memorable characters, and great action and suspense.
I look forward to continuing the Bob Lee Swagger series!! Aug 21, Lucas rated it did not like it. I finally gave up reading this book on page Which honestly was hard for me to do because I've never given up on a book before.
Anyway, reading this book was an uphill battle only because Hollywood had recently turned it into a movie --a bad movie and although I never saw it, the mere thought of it shied me away from reading it.
However, I decided to put my best foot forward and read the book and then see the movie and then dra I finally gave up reading this book on page However, I decided to put my best foot forward and read the book and then see the movie and then draw my own conclusion as to what went wrong. But you see, in the very beginning of the book, I already had problems with the initial setup. Basically, Mr. Hunter paints himself into a corner because the character he creates of "Bob Lee 'The Nailer' Swagger"is so supremely almighty powerful and awesome that it's impossible for the reader to buy for one second that the bad guys would be able to convince Bob to work for them.
Absolutely impossible. So, I overlooked this, thinking that Mr. And when the clay feet crack --the statue comes down next. Jul 05, Carol Storm rated it it was ok. Is Bob Lee Swagger really Superman? Man this book gave me a headache. Stephen Hunter can write great gun battles, and he knows weapons and tactics. But his hero, Bob Lee Swagger, is a boring, monotonous individual. He's not a carefree playboy like James Bond. He's not a family man like Jack Ryan.
He's not even a cheerfully amoral mercenary like Conan The Barbarian. The chubby sidekick was annoying too.
This book is a classic action story, but the way Stephen Hunter writes from a strong foundation of knowledge about firearms and shooter culture gives it an authenticity that other authors cannot come close to.
And Bob Lee Swagger is the ultimate hero. Aug 29, Kashif rated it it was amazing. Point of Impact is a fast-paced, shoot-em-up, viscous, smart, captivating, and an unconventional thriller about an equally unorthodox sniper and war-hero, who lives as a recluse from the world, alone with his magnificent weapons, particularly sniper rifles.
Bob Lee Swagger is an unorthodox protagonist in the action-thriller genre, due to his ruggedness and crude way of life, having struggled from a dark spiral into alcoholism and a dark past of abuse within marriage. I say he is unorthodox becau Point of Impact is a fast-paced, shoot-em-up, viscous, smart, captivating, and an unconventional thriller about an equally unorthodox sniper and war-hero, who lives as a recluse from the world, alone with his magnificent weapons, particularly sniper rifles.
I say he is unorthodox because I would not wish to be Bob Lee Swagger. However, the character is fleshed out in a way that I still rooted for him and respected him even if I did not want to be him.
There is more than meets the eye, and neither Swagger nor the reader can fully comprehend the bigger and sinister picture until the plan is already in motion. The book also features a highly memorable FBI agent, Nick Memphis, a down-to-earth decent guy who is thrust into a wild and uncharted territory as he has to choose between hunting Swagger or helping him get to the bottom of the vast conspiracy.
One of the various factors that establish Point of Impact as a memorable thriller and a catapult for Bob Lee Swagger to be counted as one of the most badass heroes of the action genre, is the clever PLOT of the book that constantly weaves through new discoveries and twists in the narrative so aptly that it becomes almost impossible to put the book down.
The twists and turns keep the characters on their feet and with no sense of stability. The underlying theme of rooting for an underdog and a battle of wits between the hunter and the hunted, is done with a finesse that can only be associated with a finely written story powered not just by actions, but also by relatable and strong emotions as well as flawed and human characters who make mistakes and are likable because of their tenacity to do good while fighting the despair feelings of their past mistakes.
Speaking of ACTION, the book is a goldmine for action sequences, particularly those involving vividly described sniper rifles and gruesomely precise deaths in combat that can only be attributed to a warrior who knows his way around a long-ranged weapon. Bob Lee Swagger lays waste to his adversaries in a flurry of bullets as his rounds find target after target, working the bolt with every shot in such captivating details one cannot help but be in awe of Swagger operating his sniper rifle as a work of art.
Realistically tactical and technical in the combat arena, describing the fine details of a weapon from the scope to the bore, the book works extremely well with the accurate details to augment the action sequences to the level of top-notch action thrillers. In addition to the ingenious narrative and the fantastic action, the third element of what makes Point of Impact worth reading is the foundation and establishment of its characters. Each character, whether Bob Lee Swagger, or the antagonists, or the supporting characters, is based in reality which makes it easy to get behind the characters and in turn, get behind the narrative of the book.
The dynamic duo of Swagger and Memphis is somewhat reminiscent of the cop buddy duos seen in 80s and 90s movies. While it may seem a bit quick to some readers, it works due to the strong bond that is beautifully described by Stephen Hunter, the amazing author. All in all, Point of Impact is a thoroughly entertaining action thriller that cements Bob Lee Swagger as one of the must-read action thriller icons, with a compelling plot, amazing and realistic action sequences, and an unorthodox leading protagonist who has more tricks up his sleeve than a reader might anticipate.
This book is a classic! Although I had a good idea of where the story was going, the big moments were still very satisfying. He's withdrawn from society into the mountains of Arkansas to nurse his wounds, physical and spiritual, from Vietnam. Bob won't even kill deer, his rifle set on stun.
But his bloodlust is reawakened by a chance for payback: A shady colonel visits Bob's cabin and offers him the opportunity to take down the Russian sniper who blew Bob's hip off and killed his protege in Vietnam. The commie rat is out to kill "the great man Master sniper Bob Lee Swagger, "Bob the Nailer," has sworn to kill no more. The commie rat is out to kill "the great man"! Podunk Bob swallows that story and is surprised to discover himself the patsy: framed for an assassination and pursued by cops, feds and Latin American death squads.
No one writes as gracefully as Stephen Hunter about boys' toys that kill you. Unfortunately, he neglected to include any of the other qualities that usually push his thrillers far above the standard shoot-em-up airport book. Hunter lazily coasts thru this novel, piling up cliche on contrivance and engaging in plot machinations more common to an idiot network TV show. There's the saintly woman the first of TWO saintly women in this narrative who marries the fed sharpshooter who accidentally crippled her.
There's the dying informant who writes down a last clue in his own blood. There's the whopping web of lucky coincidence and leaps of logic that helps the fed decipher the bloody clue. There's the soda company CEO who, without being asked, just so happens to volunteer the key fact that Coke machines give off minor EMPs.
There's the malicious, character-assassinating media circus and this is perhaps the most egregious bit of authorly sloth coz Hunter worked in newspapers for years, so he damn well knows better. There's even the satisfying payback when the pesky reporter gets punched in the face. But the biggest problem with "Point of Impact" lies at its center, with its hero.
Bob Lee Swagger isn't a deep thinker. He hasn't much personality. Bob's idea of a swingin' Saturday nite is lovingly disassembling his favorite Winchester and fondling its parts one by one. Bob is such a vacuum that he renders the book's action inert. And curiously, for a Hunter novel, there's not a whole lot of action.
Just a succession of creepily sensual descriptions of high-powered weaponry draped over an increasingly unlikely plot. At the end of the book, Bob, dullard that he is, destroys evidence clearing his name for no other reason than so Hunter can tack on 50 extra pages of yakkity shmakkity and the cornpone courtroom antics of Bob's coot of a lawyer.
This is just as cheezy. View all 5 comments. Dec 11, Maddy rated it really liked it Shelves: reads. His life revolves around guns; he has a huge cache, which he fine tunes and cares for but never uses for killing. He doesn't need much in his life. He's got a loyal dog and plenty of room to roam, and that suits him fine.
When Bob served in Vietnam, he was renowned for his marksmanship; currently, he is one of the top shooters in the United States. In spite of himself, he is flattered when a government agency seeks his advice in order to prevent the assassination of the President.
Based on his analysis, he is able to determine almost precisely where and when the shooter will make the shot. But things go awry, and Bob ends up on the wrong side of a manhunt. Bob is incredibly innovative in how he eludes his pursuers. Eventually, he hooks up with the wife of a fallen comrade who helps him overcome life-threatening injuries.
Eventually, he also works with an FBI agent who is in the process of being suspended; together, they take on a huge force who have as their goal the utter obliteration of Bob. Bob turns into a killing machine; "overkill" is a word that applies on more than one level. Swagger is one of those implacable men of action that are popular in the thriller genre. He is a very talented shootist; however, I grew weary of page upon page of descriptions about planning for every shot, figuring in wind currents and bird droppings and whatever in an almost scientific process.
The pacing moved from breathtaking suspense to yawning passages about types of guns, types of bullets, and so on. At pages, there was lots of opportunity for making the book tighter. In spite of that, my interest in the basic plot never flagged. There were a couple of twists that I didn't expect — always love being surprised by an author — and the ending was a "feel good" all around. Oct 19, Danielle Tremblay rated it it was amazing Shelves: thriller.
Memorable and beautfully-drawn characters, in a very complicated plot. Tons of detail about shooting and the sniper's world, delivered in a way that does not get in the way of the action.
Keeps you guessing until a perfect and very satisfying ending that ties everything up nicely. And it's not over when it's over. If you want to find out about some of the things hinted at in "Point of Impact" - how Bob managed to stop an entire NVA battalion with a 2-man sniper team, and the real story about Bob' Memorable and beautfully-drawn characters, in a very complicated plot.
If you want to find out about some of the things hinted at in "Point of Impact" - how Bob managed to stop an entire NVA battalion with a 2-man sniper team, and the real story about Bob's father : his Medal of Honor and how he died in the line of duty, then you're in luck. The story of Bob Lee Swagger and his complicated past continue in "Black Light" and "Time to Hunt", which are even better than this book.
Fabulous characterization - "Black Light"'s Red Bama is one of the most interesting villians in modern fiction - and is he really a villian?
And keep your eyes on Frenchy Short - if you continue reading the series, you'll meet him again, and again, and learn more about him every time.
More complicated plotting, and more action. And the best part: "Black Light" and "Time to Hunt" don't just keep you guessing until the end - they hide what's really going on in the plot until the very end. Which makes you want to go back and read them again from the beginning.
I did. Many times over. Feb 09, Ken Schloman rated it really liked it. This is an excellent thriller where an ex-sniper who lives a solitary life in the mountains of Arkansas is lured into a complex plot to kill a political figure where he ultimately is targeted to be the patsy. I loved the development of the Bob Lee Swagger character. Supporting characters are well developed and the settings are described to perfection, particularly when the action moves to the mountains of western Arkansas.
I've been in that area many times and --pardon the pun-- the author is This is an excellent thriller where an ex-sniper who lives a solitary life in the mountains of Arkansas is lured into a complex plot to kill a political figure where he ultimately is targeted to be the patsy. I've been in that area many times and --pardon the pun-- the author is right on target. A pretty good movie-- Shooter staring mark Wahlberg is based on the novel, but the movie craft requires shortcuts.
The novel is much better and of course the key characters are clearly better developed. The first edition of the novel was published in April 3rd , and was written by Steve Perry. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Library Binding format. The main characters of this fiction, thriller story are ,. The book has been awarded with , and many others.
Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you.
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