Comments on: 1994 – Dirty White Boys

By: Terry McDaniel

Terry McDaniel — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:53:46 +0000

Dirty White Boys was very interesting to me, as I grew up in Oklahoma, and have been to all the places mentioned in the book. I lived in Lawton for about 7 years. Mr. Hunter has done most of his geography studies quite well, but I have to point out: Geronimo, OK is not 45 miles from Lawton. If it had been I couldn’t have lived in Lawton and attended high school at Geronimo. Also, Mr. Hunter mentions the existence of tattoo parlors along Ft. Sill Blvd. Oklahoma did not have tattoo parlors (at least legal ones) in the time period of the book. I’m guessing late ’70′s or early 80′s.

Neither of these discrepencies detract from the book, I still enjoyed it very much, and I doubt more than a fraction of a percent of readers noticed it anyway.

By: Mitchell K Miller

Mitchell K Miller — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:57:29 +0000

I have read all of Mr. Hunter’s novels and they will rob you of sleep so beware! He reaches out and grabs you and doesn’t let go. I like them all very much and Earl and Bob Swagger are my favorite good – guy characters.
That brings us to Lamar Pye. The best bad guy of all time. Dirty White Boys is still my absolute favorite by SH. Still can’t believe Tarantino hasn’t filmed it.
Just finished 47th Samurai. Outstanding, as usual. In Minneapolis we have a great Japanese restaurant just down the street that has excellent saki served piping hot. Thank You for reminding me Mr. Hunter!

By: Nancy H Smith

Nancy H Smith — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:12:47 +0000

Just finished listening to I, Sniper. Went searching internet for a place to put my comments. Found this one! Yeah! Also found several comments about the inaccuracies of I, Sniper. If you have a way of letting Stephen Hunter know that there is a 63 year old lady who first found his book, Dirty White Boys, riveting escapism style exciting and fell in thrall to his Swagger characters, it would be appreciated. He is the first author since Frank Yerby that I have followed so closely. Thank you for listening. I hope anyone taking the time to read this will understand the adjectives used to describe and defend his work.

By: Tim Warner

Tim Warner — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:50:34 +0000

I just finished DWBs. The climactic battle at the end had me short of breath,palms sweaty, heart beating fast. And I’m 59yrs old! Needless to say, Mr. Hunter is one of the best fiction writers whom I’ve read . I just recently discovered him. I’m on my third book of his now – Point of Impact – and a total fan. I can tell when someone enjoys and is dedicated to the craft of writing.

By: mike lawrence

mike lawrence — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:50:19 +0000

I picked up DWB at the library before I knew how good the author was. I thought it would be a slam against gun and country people so I put it back on the shelf. How wrong can one person be?

The best thing about Hunter country is the lines and images that stay with you and make you want to go back to them again and again. If the first line of this one does not grab you, you may be as wrong as I was, once.

Eventually, the Pyes and Grumleys (see Hot Springs)lose. The real life Swaggers and Pewties, flawed as they are, leaving casualties along the way, are the reason. . They are the backbone of this great country, and Hunter is as good at telling their story as we have today.

(If you think there are no real Earl or Bob Swagger google “John Basilone medal of honor citation”)

By: manny garcia

manny garcia — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:03:09 +0000

could you list the chronological order of all earl & bobby lee’s adventure

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:38:29 +0000

This was my first Hunter novel. It was recommened in the letters page of the PREACHER comic by it’s writer Garth Ennis: “Read the first line and if you do not buy it, I will buy it for you” (HEAVILY paraphrased!)… This is one of the best recommendations ever as Hunter has become a favorite author and I devour his books. I read “Dirty…” then “Point Of Impact” and “Black Light” right after. I loved making the connections between the Swagger character in “POI” and his father only briefly mentioned here. The gunplay writing in this is a REVELATION. You really feel the fear and frenzy of bullets flying in every direction.

Lamar’s description to Richard for his future tatoo: “He’s a lion…” is one of the greatest lines in all of literature! Hahaha! Lamar is that great character that is just BAD, but you enjoy how good he is at it! You are rooting for Bud because he is on the side of “right,” but you kinda want him to get kicked in the nuts, too…

By: Kid Noise

Kid Noise — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:16:40 +0000

I read DWB first then went back to POI and finally BL… I came to SH after an online recommendation from Will Beall, the author of LA Rex (another novel that I think many readers of SH would highly enjoy) and haven't looked back.

Just finished the Earl trilogy of HS/PHC and H and am in the first few pages of TTH. My only complaint (and biggest compliment) is that once I start a SH novel I literally can NOT get anything else accomplished until I finish reading it! SH certainly exhibits a real expertise at ratcheting up the tension until the smoke rolls off your forehead (in my most recent example- the finale- or dare I say- the coup de grace of "Havana."

Kudos to Mr. Hunter (and our webmaster) for their efforts in behalf of this grateful reader. I wish my beloved late uncle, William V. (a Korean combat veteran) who shared my love of thrillers, had also had the opportunity to discover Earl, Bud, and Bob Lee.

By: paul

paul — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:30:37 +0000

frenchy short should double cross lamar and suffer the consequences,lamar is bob the nailer without remorse.

By: Kennedy

Kennedy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:58:03 +0000

Dirty white Boys is a masterpiece in violence and payback.