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Summary: Only 5 stars??? This deserves more!!!
Review: This was very easy to read and everytime I thought I had the story figured out, he went and changed it on me. This has it all ,Love, romance, war, action, suspense, mystery... Had a real hard time putting this one down, only did when the wife gave the orders...
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Summary: Highly charged plot, predictable, yet fascintaing reading.
Review: "Time To Hunt" is the third in Hunter's Bob Swagger trilogy. It explains the cause behind Donny Fenn's death and Bob's near fatal wounding during the final days of the Viet Nam war. It is a twisting and well told tale of conspiracy in high places. Hunter is a master at maintaining a high level of suspense, I was complelled to read on right to the end. Hunter writes about shooting with a level of technical detail usually found in a Tom Clancy novel, yet it does not detract from the pace of his story. Hunter leaves enough clues for the reader to unravel things before he gets to them, but with enough twists to create a doubt that makes you read on. If you like high adventure and masterful conspiracies, you will enjoy this book. I do recommend however that you first read "Point Of Impact" and "Black Light" (parts one and two of the Swagger trilogy). Although in truth, each part stands well on its own as a separate tale. And remember, it is just a story!
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Summary: A good book; fans of the others won't be disappointed
Review: It's interesting to see the two camps of reviewers: those who think this is the best of the series, and those who think Point of Impact is still the best. I'm in the second camp, although I liked this a lot more than Dirty White Boys (*) or Black Light (**). One thing that made it not as good is that, since half the book is actually a prequil, you already know how things will turn out, if you have already read Point of Impact. (I had the same problem with the new Star Wars movie.) Also, we are at the extreme of the unfailable superperson, who can accomplish anything through sheer determination. (If you've read the book, think of this: have you ever run through snow? It's pretty tough, and would be *really* hard for a 50-year old who just had a nasty fall.) Still, all this didn't keep me from burning through it in a 36-hour period. Definately worth reading if you enjoyed any of the others, and in fact, it would be almost as good as a standalone book, with just Donny's experience in Vietnam-- like a fictionalized version of J. T. Ward's "Dear Mom: A Sniper's Vietnam" (which Hunter mentions in the acknowledgements section--if you've read *any* of the Bob Lee books, Dear Mom is a must-read!) In fact, I remember as I was reading it how much I wanted to get back to the present day for the *good* stuff; after having finished it, I think I liked the first half more. I'll offer this one final idea: I have read Point of Impact at least a half-dozen times, and after reading this, I think I'll look at it again. On the other hand, I doubt I'll ever read Time to Hunt again. It's quite good, but there's a world of difference between Good and Great.
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Summary: Hunter is the most outstanding fictionalist today.
Review: This book is a sequel to a sequel of the most outstanding piece of fiction that you are ever likely to encounter. This book's main character is Bob Lee Swagger of the two previous books that I reread for this class. Bob is an ex-Recon Marine and more notably an ex-Sniper for the Marine Corps. His book is about something that his wife witnessed during the Vietnam War at a 'peacenik's' house. The person who she saw was a Soviet Spy that in the book is running for the office of president of Russia. She is the only living person who knows his identity and he hires the sniper that killed Bob's spotter in Vietnam and crippled Bob with a shot to the hip to kill her and any witnesses.Obviously Bob has a bone to pick with his boy already and again quite obviously he cannot allow him to kill his wife. This is another piece of fine fictional work from a fine author.
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Summary: great attention to details......but a little drawn out.
Review: I found the book to be exciting and interesting. The plot is intricate and pulls you along the with it. I could only criticize the fact that there was almost two hundred pages too much. Still a good book and I passed it on to friends.
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Summary: excellent gotta read twice
Review: We need to have the movie. How about Tommy Lee Jones as Bob Swagger? Technically correct. I've been there.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: I enjoyed and recommend time to hunt. Out of the three Bob the nailer books, this is not the best. I believe that point of impact is the best of the three with black light a close second. 1. did not have as much suspense 2. Bob needed to hunt more. 3. Great wrap to the series, left no question unanswered. 4.Still my second favourite modern fictional hero next to John clark AKA snake from tom clancy's without remorse. 5.Lacked a real nasty villain to hate. 6.The whole Washington/Viet Nam thing was an excellent change and treat. 7. with all my critism i still give it four stars. 8. good twists and turns to the plot.
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Summary: An amazing book
Review: I actually read Time To Hunt last summer, when it first came out. At the time, I recommended it to many friends and family. Without exception, EVERYone agreed that it was one of the best things they'd read in some time. And, to this day, when a new book comes along that someone raves about, the question comes up, "Is it as good as Time to Hunt"? Of course, *that's* impossible to compare. But the fact that it made such an impression on such a wide group of readers should say something. If you haven't read it, pick it up. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Every once in a while you come across a book that reminds you why you enjoy reading so much - this is one of those books.
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Summary: Good read, but not his best.
Review: This last episode of Bob Lee Swagger is well worth the read, as long as people read Point of Impact and Black Light first. The Washington peace movement and Vietnam war depictions are very well done. The second half builds the suspense very effectively. My only two complaints are that at times Swagger's class antagonism do not seem genuine. The other complaint is that Hunter copies a key plot sequence from his earlier Master Sniper. He may have the right to reuse his own stuff, but it is rather lazy. Still, Hunter is one of, if not the best writer of this genre.
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