Rating: Summary: Great book Review: I liked the main character 'Leets'. The fact that he was a pot bellied 'nobody' made me cheer more for him. Too many lead characters have the same 'Rambo-like' mold so Leets made it interesting.This story was about honour and duty. A couple of unexpected turns also made it interesting. The villain was likeable too. Great story.
Rating: Summary: Not so good. Review: I read 100 pages and quit. That's my limit for authors I know. Unknowns only rate 50 pages. I've learned to cut my losses. Nothing grabbed me and made me want to stay around. I didn't care about the characters, nothing much was going on, so I'll try another Hunter book. I loved "Dirty White Boys" so this was a disappointment.
Rating: Summary: Compelling and vivid. Review: I think this book would translate well as a movie. The American intelligence vs. the German sniper is a great story.
Rating: Summary: The Master Sniper Review: I thought the first 3/4 of this book was entertaining. I was interested in how the German weapon was being created and,most importantly, its ultimate target. I also found most of the characters somewhat interesting. Let's just say, without giving anything away, that the ending is stupid and not worth the wait. I could come up with at least ten reasons how the ending could have been avoided and probably another ten more interesting targets. After reading the ending, I wished I hadn't wasted my time on the first 3/4.
Rating: Summary: Ending is a big let down Review: I thought the first 3/4 of this book was entertaining. I was interested in how the German weapon was being created and,most importantly, its ultimate target. I also found most of the characters somewhat interesting. Let's just say, without giving anything away, that the ending is stupid and not worth the wait. I could come up with at least ten reasons how the ending could have been avoided and probably another ten more interesting targets. After reading the ending, I wished I hadn't wasted my time on the first 3/4.
Rating: Summary: It was OK Review: I thought this book was all right, nothing to brag about but, all right. I think I might have enjoyed it better if I hadn't already read the Bob Lee Swagger series. By conparison to that series, The Master Sniper doesn't measure up. If you want some truly good reading--and I mean truly GOOD reading--start with Point of Impact and go through the Bob Lee Swagger series.
Rating: Summary: Not His Best But Good All The Same Review: I will always give this author the benefit of the doubt and pick up his work. This work is good and he does a good job in an area he is not normal in, World War Two. As always with him you get a lot of detail and a patience he always seems to give to his main shooter comes through in the writing. The character set is interesting, he stated away from too many of the stereotypes. He always has a good amount of action and this book comes through in that regard. This was not his best work but it is still very good.
Rating: Summary: Mr. Hunters First and Worst Review: If I had read this book first I never would have read the others which are mostly excellent. The protagonist is a total idiot and not someone to identify with at all. No character development at all and really a stupid story. Don't waste your money. With that said I highly recommend his "Dirty White Boys", "Point of Impact" and the Bob Swagger series.
Rating: Summary: Mr. Hunters First and Worst Review: If I had read this book first I never would have read the others which are mostly excellent. The protagonist is a total idiot and not someone to identify with at all. No character development at all and really a stupid story. Don't waste your money. With that said I highly recommend his "Dirty White Boys", "Point of Impact" and the Bob Swagger series.
Rating: Summary: A master story-teller. Review: If you've not read any of Hunter's books before, start here. It's early Hunter, and it was the book which created his legions of fans. Fine storytelling, with a taut, credible plot, and good characterisation - that's "The Master Sniper". It's the basic chase story, using the Second World War as a back-drop, with an extraodinary man cast as the villain, and good ol' Joe Average as the good guy. History tells us that it was good ol' Joe Average ( a pretty amazing man ) who won the war in the Pacific and West Europe. And Hunter draws him here with sympathy and clarity. This is a very, very good book: but Hunter got better with his next book, then better with the next one, and so on. Start here, and read on....
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