Shooter (review)

This book takes us inside the mind of the Marine Corps top ranked sniper, Jack Coughlin. It gives us a perspective of a war different from any other. It is the perspective of a killer and a hero. The book is narrated by Jack Coughlin; he talks about his experiences from the war in Mogadishu to the war in Iraq. He talks about his kills, and his extreme concentration just before a kill. He takes into his mind as he is killing the enemy one by one. He talks about logging his kills in a book, and lonely feelings in the cold dark rain with no sight whatsoever. I can’t even imagine how mentally strong you would have to be, to be a sniper. You would have to sit around all day waiting for action, and after it comes you have to be able to deal with the extreme images of war playing over in your head.

A part I really liked in the book was when he talked about when he was scoping an area for the enemy and saw an enemy sniper looking straight at him through his scope. Other than that this book wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be. The book is told by Jack Coughlin so there aren’t any special adjectives to spice up the action of the war. It gets kind of boring when he talks about all the little components of war. I was hoping there would be more action, and more descriptive words than there were. I didn’t really like this book because I don’t like reading, and it takes a lot of action to hold my attention. If you like history and war then you might like this book though I don’t recommend. If you like a lot of action like me then you probably won’t like this book.