Movie Theater Stephen Hunter's Latest (Update!)

[Mister Ridge]

It's called "Sniper's Honor" or some such nonsense. Anyone got it yet? Should I waste the money to get it? I don't mind wasting time reading it but I almost never like wasting money. I didn't really much like his last one.

 

[Mister Ridge]

Anybody? Please?

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Just found out about it here, yesterday. I'm sure others have already written synopsis'es about it, so bear with 'em. They're probably proofreading right now.

 

[Deisel]

I just finished reading it. Got it from the library. OK read, I would not buy it.

 

[Smithcollector]

I agree with Deisel, it was OK. It was light on the verbal gun porn, and (thankfully) Swagger wasn't running and gunning like a 25 year-old, but overall it was nothing special.

 

[Mister Ridge]

I just finished reading it. Got it from the library. OK read, I would not buy it.

How did it compare to the last one? I felt that the previous one was really slow paced then wrapped up way too quickly and in a ridiculous manner. The ending felt over-the-top and rushed. Is this one any different?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

They are a dirty little pleasure of mine. I read I-Sniper just before starting my MA degree... so have not had time for any more Hunter. They are great escapism and fun. I will read it, even if it is kind of campy. I've read everything he has written, right back to the... really bad... Master Sniper back in the early 1980's. Which set the stage for most of the later books. Hunter has been writing sniper stuff a LONG time. And I just dated myself as an old fart...

Not sure if he has had any books since I-Sniper (where his long-lost son appears out of the blue???)... So look forward to whatever is next on his hit list.

BTW, I really enjoyed a couple of the "father" books, especially the one from Cuba. Hunter did a pretty good job of the history of that. His portrayal of Castro was priceless... and Hunter was probably more accurate about Castro than a lot of historians. The guy was a bit of a twit.

Cheers and thanks for the reminder to check out some Hunter. I am going to dig out a Hunter book tonite, since I have some free reading time now.

Sirhr

 

[Mister Ridge]

They are a dirty little pleasure of mine. I read I-Sniper just before starting my MA degree... so have not had time for any more Hunter. They are great escapism and fun. I will read it, even if it is kind of campy. I've read everything he has written, right back to the... really bad... Master Sniper back in the early 1980's. Which set the stage for most of the later books. Hunter has been writing sniper stuff a LONG time. And I just dated myself as an old fart...

Not sure if he has had any books since I-Sniper (where his long-lost son appears out of the blue???)... So look forward to whatever is next on his hit list.

BTW, I really enjoyed a couple of the "father" books, especially the one from Cuba. Hunter did a pretty good job of the history of that. His portrayal of Castro was priceless... and Hunter was probably more accurate about Castro than a lot of historians. The guy was a bit of a twit.

Cheers and thanks for the reminder to check out some Hunter. I am going to dig out a Hunter book tonite, since I have some free reading time now.

Sirhr

He did one after Isniper called "The Third Bullet" that deals with Kennedy assassination. That's the one I didn't like. He also did one centered around Bob's newly discovered son, which I can't remember the name of at the moment, but it was good and I liked it. Then he has this new one, which came within the last few months.

 

[DT1]

Here are the Amazon reviews Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Sniper's Honor: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel

 

[bolloxinaspanner]

...which I can't remember the name of at the moment, but it was good and I liked it.

Soft Target, really kind of out there plot wise.

 

[Trapshooter12]

I finished it on Thursday I thought it was good, but I read for pleasure and not to figure out any political motives behind the writer.

I think Hunters best book in the Swagger series was Point of Impact and I Sniper was a descent boot. Third Bullet sucked Donkey Dicks.

 

[Mister Ridge]

I just finished the book. I got it off amazon for my Kindle. I am happy to report that it was much better than the last one! The pace was good. It was not too far out there but it is a novel. Had a little bit of weird stuff but not enough to ruin the book. The ending was great! Totally satisfying and he kept it a surprise to the end. I think it is worth the read for the Sniper's Hide Book Club.

 

[verdugo60]

I guess I'm the odd man out in that I REALLY liked Third Bullet. Different spin on the complex, conspiracy surrounded JFK assassination. Isniper is where they lagged a bit for me but Third Bullet was cool. I like how he wrote himself into the beginning too and poked fun at himself with people not liking his car book. Point of Impact really got me more interested in LR shooting as a teenager and led me to Carlos Hathcock's "93 Confirmed Kills".

I'll always be a Hunter fan, he gets more stuff right than pretty much any fiction writer out there about long distance, and writes an entertaining novel.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Just about finished re-reading Pale Horse Coming... (last weekend, I bought the entire Stephen Hunter Library... at a flea market... for a few bucks! SCORE!).

Best part of the book was recalling all the great gun writers I used to read as a kid... they were in their dotage then. But I still remember guys like Jack O'Conner, Elmer Keith and Bill Jordan. Along with Skeeter Skelton (always wanted Roper grips) and Peter Hathaway Capstick. Those who haven't read "the classics" missed some really great years in shooting sports. Stephen Hunter grew up with them, too.

His writing and books are fun indulgence... I look forward to new ones and, even if the critics will never place him with Steinbeck and Hemmingway, he is entertaining.

I actually look forward to Third Bullet. I am not a conspiracy fan or believer... there's always someone who'll spill the beans. But the Kennedy assassination just does not add up to me as explained by the Warren Commission Report. My guess is that Hunter has a fun take on the mystery.

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Ken1941]

I am about a third of the way through, and like it. It's a book that I could sit and just keep reading, but I want it to last, so I limit it to about an hour a night.

Finished it. I liked Steven Hunter's writing. The Third Bullet is as real as the LHO Burger Report. There is a TV program that looked at the people that worked for JFK, and screwed with him. Can't remember the name, but it is an eye opener. Does not directly relate to the assassination, but after watching it, there were a lot of "government types" that a large dislike.

 

[baddoggy]

My favorite Hunter book that was a good non conspiracy theory story - Dirty White Boys.

 

[kihnspiracy]

Dirty White Boys and A Pale Horse Coming were his best novels. IMHO.

 

[Donny Fenn]

as with sirhr, Hunter books are a guilty pleasure of mine (if the username didn't give it away)
sometimes they feel like he's just trying to get soemthing done by a deadline but for the most part i finish happy to have read them, as a life long shooter/recreational historian I blame Hunter for drawing me into the long range side of things way back with Master Sniper and Point of Impact (heck i've actually bought guns just because he mentioned them in a book)
one of the things that sticks in my craw about Snipers Honour is Swagger's wife gets a name change which Hunter explains away as "i can't be expected to remember all the characters names after all this time" in an online chat that he did around when the book came out...come on that's kind of week especially considering she was a pivotal character in Time to Hunt
it matters not, i will buy his next book and the one after that plus go see "Dirty White Boys" when they release it as a movie (supposedly in the works)