" this is a long book that is very easy to read... if you undertake the progress on its own terms, though for me- not very interested in details about guns, not very convinced by cliche characters, or superhero protagonist, or conspiracy politics- oh and did mention guns? if this were shorter, if this had ironies somewhere, maybe if it seemed more an interesting portrayal of the gun culture, the government, FBI, marines, Vietnam vet, well it can be that the other characters might make lit stories, but not likely. a friend from the art supply store really likes this, so read it, but do not think will remember it or want to read another- read 'soft target' by same author earlier but that was not said his best. for some raters this is his best, so once again, as far as popular fiction am definitely in a very very small minority... "
— thegift, 1/30/2014