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Killing Floor by Lee Child

22 reviews

kjcm's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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knitreadkate's review against another edition

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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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sp00324's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

I really enjoyed this book - definitely a good introduction to the series but I felt like it was a bit slow in places. I don't often say this but the TV show (2022) did a really good job of adapting this book and changing it in a way which was in my opinion better. 

I really liked the characters of Roscoe and Finlay - I feel like without these characters the book would have been lacking. 

I also thought the plot was really clever though a little over the top sometimes (that's the fun of it ) - I don't think it was predictable and I look forward to reading more in this series 
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celbl8o's review against another edition

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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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shazzalovesnovels's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This was alright. I was super intrigued at the beginning, ready to fall in love with this character and binge the series but found that it was a rather mediocre read. The writing style was very direct and to the point, which is ironic because the book felt very long. I enjoyed the humor, it was just my type. I may continue on with this series, just for the heck of it, but not any time soon. But hey, I learned something new about American dollars from this book.

 
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emdop's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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percervall's review against another edition

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

3.75

After watching the Amazon adaptation, I read that fans of the book were quite happy with this adaptation as it was more faithful to the source material. This made me curious, so I ordered the book. 

The series is definitely true to the book, there are some minor changes but I think those changes helped to bring the book into 2022 seeing the original was published in 1997.

All in all, I enjoyed the book, but kinda enjoyed the series more 🤷🏼‍♀️
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uranaishi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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rosehock93's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

5.0

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hopelessromanticbookworm's review against another edition

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3.0

This as my first time reading anything from Lee Child. I thought by looking at the book and reading the quotes on the back of the book from author etc, that it sounded interesting.
When I first started reading it, it intrigued me. I had so many questions for the beginning of the book. Then the story sort of went downhill for me. There were a few moments that peeked my interest (which is why it’s a 3 ⭐️) but then other times that was just boring to me. 
It got a little bit better towards the end but not so much so to give it a higher rating. This book sort of disappointed me and I won’t be getting the rest of the series x
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