It's very hard to imagine living in a world where it's obvious who the bad guys are. If he takes a shot at you, he's bad guy. If he didn't, then hold your fire. The bad guys didn't hesitate to hide behind women and children or initiate shooting from a mosque (knowing that U.S. troops were reluctant to fire on places of worship).

I liked this book a lot at first, but I had trouble with the short, choppy stories. By the time I was into the scenario, the story was over and he was on to another story. This structure made it somewhat tedious. When Chris talked about the war, he came off as aloof and matter-of-fact at times. I know that was not the case. Taya's viewpoint showed us more about the real man. I suspect that it was really hard for him to talk about the things that did affect him. I felt that we got a better idea of the real Chris near the end.

I think the movie effectively portrayed the balance between Chris the sniper and Chris the human being. I think the book needed better editing and more Taya.