S.W.A.T. is of course a book about the life of a Special Weapons and Tactics officer. The main character, Jim Street, goes threw a rollercoaster of events. He and his partner and best friend, Brian Gamble, were involved in a tricky situation which resulted in them both being kicked off S.W.A.T. Street decided to stay and try and get back on S.W.A.T. while Gamble left, ending their friendship. For six months Street does the dirty work around the office in “the cage,” until he finally gets a second chance on S.W.A.T. The sergeant putting together the new S.W.A.T. team was on the captain’s bad list, just like Street. The team is doomed to fail from the beginning but pulls threw in the end, and no, that’s not the climax of the story. The team’s first big assignment is to transport a big crime boss to a high security prison. The only problem is the convict just offered one hundred million dollars to whoever could get him out of jail. The book has an exciting twist in the end that I can’t ruin for you.
This is a great book. The action kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. It doesn’t waste time building up the story; it just throws the reader right into the action from the beginning. The author describes everything in extravagant detail that puts a vivid image in my mind. She uses personification to bring to life the vehicles and weapons. I could almost feel the gun in my hand as I read. Also, the third person point of view helped me stay on track and gave me a better understanding of what was going on. The author wouldn’t just focus on one character. She would describe the situation from one characters point of view, then from another character’s point of view. This really helped when different things were happening in different places and the characters saw different events happening. I really enjoyed reading this book.
I would recommend this book to anyone of a mature level. It’s filled with action and adventure. There are twists and turns that will leave you clueless on what’s going to happen next. It gives you a step-by-step analyzes of the action and puts you behind the eyes of police officials. Keep in mind the book varies from the movie in a few parts and goes into greater detail. This only gives you a better understanding of what’s going on. Read this book if you enjoy intense action and adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Austin,
Not only do I own this book, but I also own this movie. Your review of the book is spot on. You've done an excellent job of capturing some of my favorite things about this book.
Ya this movie is awsome i cant even imagine how exiting the book is. i didnt even know this was a book. Which was made first the book or the movie ?
ha ha. It's like a literary chicken or the egg question. In this case it was the movie. If you look at the cover of the book it says that it is based on the screenplay. When the movie is based on the book it usually says something along the lines of "Now a major motion picture"
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