What the book did right, the movie missed completely. The book got right into the action while the movie took forever to get started. Very fast moving novel (the lengthy descriptions of gun collections is understandable, since the story is told in the first person, by a gun nut). You'll find yourself believing that people like this exist (and they probably do).

this was one of the many novels that appeared in the early 70s to cash in on the success of the book and movie ''deliverance''.......but its two fisted brutality and lack of sympathetic characters make this a unsettling look at honor and macho.....nevertheless, this is compelling throughout,and stands out among the glut of these released in that era......''shoot ''was made into a unsuccessful movie and the books first sentence was ''borrowed'' by stephen king for his novella ''the mist''............it also has similarities to the movie ''southern comfort''..........if you pick up ''shoot'', you probably will finish it in one shot.........to my knowledge fairbairn only wrote one other novel after this,which im sure disappointed many.........what happens when jenrette and his buddies return to the place of their first skirmish will probably not surprise many,but the aftermath willstay with you..........

One of the best books I have ever read! It will be in my heart forever. I just didn't want it to end and can't wait to get my hands on "A Squirrel of One's Own". It is really a treasure.--Lee Ratcliffe, Portland Oregon2002

I had seen reference to the book "A Squirrel Forever" many times in my quest for information on squirrels...

I had NO IDEA that this guy is such a FANTASTIC author...I laughed, I cried, I LOVED the book so much, I was following people around reading it to them.. It was as if I had written the book myself...

I was a little partial to the book though as I too had a baby squirrel in my house... The book is hilarious, educational, and somewhat scary... His other book "A Squirrel of Ones Own" is also excellent

2 thumbs up!

This is an excellent book for anyone who has ever found an orphaned baby squirrel and tried to raise it. Plus, it has an element of humor that is well done.