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Killing Floor by Lee Child

sashapasha's review against another edition

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3.0

One of the rare cases where the show is better than the book. Roscoe in particular is significantly improved in the show—in the book, she’s poorly fleshed out and really only there to prop up Reacher’s masculinity and provide sex appeal. There’s a lot of cringy dialogue and descriptions in the romance between her and Reacher, which comes out of nowhere with minimal build up.

Reacher is also a more interesting character in the show, much more self-contained and mysterious, with a badass persona, whereas the book’s Reacher shows emotion more easily and is less closed off and untouchable. Show Reacher also has a better backstory.

mswanson1's review against another edition

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

4.5

suriel_of_book_knowledge's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

heikieesmaa's review against another edition

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3.0

Incredibly well written action sequences. I was annoyed by quite a few leaps of logic.

tariqulislam's review against another edition

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3.0

It was alright.

lethaldose's review against another edition

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4.0

a guy's book, Jack Reacher is a fun hero, a guy you don't want to push

cgnick's review against another edition

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

4.5

lonewalker's review against another edition

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3.0

Average, slightly far fetched thriller. Easy to read and quite enjoyable though.

gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition

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3.0

Without a doubt, this was an exciting story. It featured many classic tricks of the genre, but that's not necessarily bad. What bugged me was the coincidences. There were too many. They were explained away, but in the end, they made the story kind of frustrating. Also, I'm really not a fan of "killing all these people was fine, because they were bad" types of stories. Just like with the coincidences, it could be justified, but I'd prefer actual justice instead of killing. I did like the main character, and so I'm a little tempted to read the next book. Maybe.

gigi007's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0