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Killing Floor by Lee Child

7 reviews

laneyreadz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love to throw in a Jack Reacher book here and there during reading slumps. The sharp, blunt writing style is a welcome break for my mind! No difficult words or concepts, just the facts crisp and clear. I decided to read the books in publication order, so I started with this one. This first installment is a dark, brutal thriller/mystery. Definitely check content warnings before you read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Car accident, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

kaetto's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs

emadisonc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

“You got to imagine your memory is like an old bucket, you know? Once it’s filled up with old stuff there ain’t no way to get new stuff in. No way at all, you understand? So I don’t remember any new stuff because my old bucket is all filled up with old stuff that happened way back. You understand what I’m saying here?”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

knitreadkate's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love a good action movie. I love James Bond, Jason Borne, ect.

I had watch the show on Amazon Prime first and loved it. It's not everyone's cup of tea but I thought the character of Jack Reacher was so good so I had to read the book!

Now I'm annoyed the show didn't follow the book - the book is so good! It's hard not to enjoy how Reacher see's the world, how he approaches situations and his style of humour.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, Alcohol, Grief, Racial slurs, Blood, Racism, Rape, Car accident, Cursing, and Violence

celbl8o's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

A great start to the Reacher series--it got me completely hooked on this series. After reading several of the novels, I think that Killing Floor has my favorite cast of supporting characters I've read so far. Overall, just a really enjoyable read, and one that I will probably come back to many times in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Racism, and Vomit

wanderonwards's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Although I do have some problems with the story (how quickly the police department includes Reacher in the investigation and Roscoe’s lost potential as a standalone character/instant attraction, for example), this book was written in 1997, it was exactly what the author promised in the introduction, and I was entertained throughout the entire story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content