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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
A short blurb on the book shared the following: A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller.
I typically like these kinds of books.
Jack Reacher was one of my favorite action novel characters, but sadly, John Reese of The Terminal List is nowhere near as interesting, nuanced or even sympathetic.
This book is cliched, unreflective, and self-indulgent.
It is being sold to readers with two gimmicks: it’s a novel by a Navy SEAL and it has passages redacted by the Pentagon.
Of what I read, I have to say, this book was a chore to read—poorly written, plotted, and paced. I just couldn’t get through it.
I’m going to do what a friend of mine hates me doing – I am not reading it cover to cover. It does not deserve my time and therefore, I do not recommend it. Now it is made in to an Amazon Prime series. Hmmm…
I typically like these kinds of books.
Jack Reacher was one of my favorite action novel characters, but sadly, John Reese of The Terminal List is nowhere near as interesting, nuanced or even sympathetic.
This book is cliched, unreflective, and self-indulgent.
It is being sold to readers with two gimmicks: it’s a novel by a Navy SEAL and it has passages redacted by the Pentagon.
Of what I read, I have to say, this book was a chore to read—poorly written, plotted, and paced. I just couldn’t get through it.
I’m going to do what a friend of mine hates me doing – I am not reading it cover to cover. It does not deserve my time and therefore, I do not recommend it. Now it is made in to an Amazon Prime series. Hmmm…
Fascist claptrap. And badly written to boot. Disappointed that authors I like have blurbed positively about it.
4.5/5 rounded up.
An excellent read with intense and exhilarating scenes that make your mind race, needing to know what happens next. At times the pages became too war/military focused with unneeded details and even a bit political/male-focused for the greater story at hand. The lack of conflict and hurdles for James Reece to face throughout the middle of story made the book a little farfetched, but it was a great, exhilarating story overall that I would recommend to anyone.
An excellent read with intense and exhilarating scenes that make your mind race, needing to know what happens next. At times the pages became too war/military focused with unneeded details and even a bit political/male-focused for the greater story at hand. The lack of conflict and hurdles for James Reece to face throughout the middle of story made the book a little farfetched, but it was a great, exhilarating story overall that I would recommend to anyone.
Hm. I picked this up because I’d heard good things about Jack Carr and saw the premise for the book is now an Amazon Prime limited-run series.
It’s a Death Wish-style revenge fantasy, where U.S. Navy SEAL James Reece’s team is killed and his family butchered. A cabal of money-hungry political and military power-brokers are to blame and it’s up to Reece to brutally and efficiently ambush and murder them, one at a time.
Reece is a single-note character with nothing to lose and no interest in taking prisoners. The baddies are stock characters: a variety of wealthy men (and a power-hungry woman), blinded by financial self-interest. The book is filled with brand-name items, particularly weaponry, which is fine, though repetitive and seemingly written for those with knowledge about the finer points of particular bullets or how a specific model of rifle scope works. The book takes for granted that I, the reader, is completely comfortable with violent means to a seemingly justifiable end, and I'm to cheer Reece on as he proves himself completely amoral as he progresses through his kill list, a machine honed by the military to kill. This isn't a Jack Reacher or Peter Ash-style character. He's just determined and ruthless.
I’m supposed to cheer Reece on as he devises increasingly gruesome ways to dispatch his enemies. A visceral description of the supposed hero's waterboarding techniques that went on for pages was bad enough, but by the time I got to the baddie left to die, pleading, with his entrails wrapped around a tree, my sympathies weren’t exactly with the protagonist. On the whole, the book is pretty sordid, but I can see how it plays well with the sort of audience who loved the Charles Bronson movie, Death Wish.
It’s a Death Wish-style revenge fantasy, where U.S. Navy SEAL James Reece’s team is killed and his family butchered. A cabal of money-hungry political and military power-brokers are to blame and it’s up to Reece to brutally and efficiently ambush and murder them, one at a time.
Reece is a single-note character with nothing to lose and no interest in taking prisoners. The baddies are stock characters: a variety of wealthy men (and a power-hungry woman), blinded by financial self-interest. The book is filled with brand-name items, particularly weaponry, which is fine, though repetitive and seemingly written for those with knowledge about the finer points of particular bullets or how a specific model of rifle scope works. The book takes for granted that I, the reader, is completely comfortable with violent means to a seemingly justifiable end, and I'm to cheer Reece on as he proves himself completely amoral as he progresses through his kill list, a machine honed by the military to kill. This isn't a Jack Reacher or Peter Ash-style character. He's just determined and ruthless.
I’m supposed to cheer Reece on as he devises increasingly gruesome ways to dispatch his enemies. A visceral description of the supposed hero's waterboarding techniques that went on for pages was bad enough, but by the time I got to the baddie left to die, pleading, with his entrails wrapped around a tree, my sympathies weren’t exactly with the protagonist. On the whole, the book is pretty sordid, but I can see how it plays well with the sort of audience who loved the Charles Bronson movie, Death Wish.
Pales in comparison to TV series
This is an unapologetic pile of misogynistic, xenophobic, pseudo-literary garbage. I watched the TV show and was mildly interested in reading the book. Just skip the book.
This is an unapologetic pile of misogynistic, xenophobic, pseudo-literary garbage. I watched the TV show and was mildly interested in reading the book. Just skip the book.
The author knows what he writes about here and in a sense bases the main character on himself. It is a story of retribution by one man fighting against a corrupt cabal of government/business/military that stretches the bounds of credibility a little but also shows how deep friendships develop and last.
Apparently it is now a series on Prime, so will have to watch that for sure.
Apparently it is now a series on Prime, so will have to watch that for sure.
After his platoon (idk if that is the right word) is murdered in an operation that goes mysteriously wrong, James Reece is determined to get revenge. Btw is he a top Seal. Once uncovering the plot that led to the demise of his men, and so many more he loves, he makes a list of all involved and vows to murder them all in revenge
If a Tom Clancy novel and a Robert Ludlum novel had a child, The Terminal List would be it. Ignoring the transparent political themes, the story catches you almost immediately and is a fun, heart-wrenching, and thrilling ride - even if it is a bit fantastical at times. I am curious what happens next.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I actually enjoyed this book overall; honestly, I’m a sucker for the “you killed my men and murdered my family so you’re gonna pay” plot (I mean, I like “The Punisher” and “John Wick” if that explains things). But I think James Reece was written a bit inconsistently (sometimes heroic, sometimes monstrous) and the attention to the details of each weapon used was a little much for this civilian.