Comments on: 2000 – Hot Springs

By: john pearson

john pearson — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:56:00 +0000

I live about 20 minutes from Hot Springs and have for most of my life.I became interested in the history of the town a coupla years ago.What a fasinating place! I had done quite a bit of research when a friend of mine presented me with the book. The detail Steven gives about the town is amazing. He surely did alot of research.I’m 47 years old so I wasnt around when it was booming but the old timers have told me some real good stories.I now will go out and purchase all of Mr. Hunters books.

By: nico

nico — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:29:25 +0000

i liked stephen hunter characters in his novels. earl swagger is a tough minded man of honor. i haven’t finished tapestries of spies and havana. and i am really impressed with levitsky and speshnev character respectively. i hoped mr. hunter will make another book about them. like a prequel or something. for sure there are lot of earl swagger in the u.s.m.c today serving their country very well. now. i am a stephen hunter fan. so keep it up mr. hunter. ( i like the movie “the shooter”.., i’ll read the book point of impact )

By: Mack

Mack — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:15:09 +0000

Probably the best of his novels: great character development

By: My Blog Title

My Blog Title — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:35:12 +0000

This is my Excerpt…

I saw this really msoffice 2003great post today….

By: dave

dave — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:34:12 +0000

OK I really liked the book, but why would he leave half the magazines for the BAR in the trunk of the car. That seems to have been done clearly just so he could run out of ammo for the benefit of the plot

By: Imjin138

Imjin138 — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:29:32 +0000

I enjoyed Hot Springs very much, I liked the detail in the book and the plot. A good ole boy taught the gansters a lesson they won’t soon forget. I have read most of his novels and I enjoy them all.

By: Arky Boy

Arky Boy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:12:14 +0000

This book changed my life. Being very familiar with many parts of Arkansas, this brought history to life for me. It also happened to be my first Stephen Hunter book, a hand-me-down. Needless to say, after completing this fine work, I went down and bought ALL of Mr. Hunter’s available novels, and even watched Shooter (which was actually pretty well done). I’m a Stephen Hunter fan for life now, which says a lot considering I’m not really a fan of the genre by any count. I admire the man’s work, truly.

By: Rocky

Rocky — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:22:07 +0000

This was one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I have ever had.
I just turned 40 so I was not alive when Hot Springs was booming. This book seems to bring all that history to life for me. I hope there is more to come, and what I really wish is that a movie could be made. Thank you so much.

By: William

William — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:42:33 +0000

If you think Bob is a mans man read this book. Earl is a mans mans man and then a whole lot more. Probably my favorite Hunter book and I’ve read them all at least twice each. Forget booze Hunter is pure addiction.

By: Tom Schwab

Tom Schwab — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:09:19 +0000

Besides explicit references to real-life characters in this book (e.g., Harry Truman, Mickey Rooney) there are at least two real-life characters that are only hinted at. The first, "Bill" from Mississippi, is a screen-writer accompanying Humphrey Bogart to a Hollywood nightclub. That has to be William Faulkner, before receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature. There's also a homosexual poolboy named "Roy", who covertly eyes Ben Siegel's package. That has to be Roy Scherer, Jr. before he became Rock Hudson. Are there any others like these two lurking in this story?