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lyls's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bigpapadouglas's review
4.0
If you enjoy Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, you will enjoy John Puller.
janetk242's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
3.5
roseleaf24's review against another edition
3.0
Zero Day is an exciting read that kept me guessing. The writing style was a bit clunky for my taste, particularly at the beginning, but I appreciated its straightforward manner.
mbedrosian's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shannonw19's review
4.0
I decided to revisit the John Puller series. I'm glad I did. I liked this book as much the second time around as I did the first. Another reviewer compared Puller to Jack Reacher. I'm not a fan of Reacher and I am of Puller.
John Puller is the son of a famous Army General. He is a CID investigator and his brother, Robert, is imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth for treason. Puller is told to go to West Virginia because a colonel with the Defense Intelligence Agency has been murdered. It turns out the colonel stumbled upon a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear weapon.
I don't want to give away any plot points, but I liked this book. There is a ton of action, but it's also a tightly wound mystery. John Puller is just my kind of hero - honest, forthright, and dogged in his pursuit of justice. This may be my favorite Baldacci series. John Puller is definitely my favorite character.
John Puller is the son of a famous Army General. He is a CID investigator and his brother, Robert, is imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth for treason. Puller is told to go to West Virginia because a colonel with the Defense Intelligence Agency has been murdered. It turns out the colonel stumbled upon a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear weapon.
I don't want to give away any plot points, but I liked this book. There is a ton of action, but it's also a tightly wound mystery. John Puller is just my kind of hero - honest, forthright, and dogged in his pursuit of justice. This may be my favorite Baldacci series. John Puller is definitely my favorite character.
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
2.0
Jack Reacher knock off. Seriously it just changes about 4 details and that's it, if I were Lee Child I'd sue. Flat and completely unbelievable even by action movie standards the man is beyond perfect, he has zero flaws and can do literally anything and the action situations completely ludicrous. This is a mary sue for men and it's not even that good of one. Read this if you need help falling asleep or something to numb your brain. It goes on way longer than it should.
John Puller is the bionic man who knows everything, can do anything, and literally carries everything for ANY kind of crime with him in....a backpack! Need to have a full on bio-hazard suit and equipment, he's got it, need to defuse a bomb, he can do it with stuff from his bag, need clothes and personal items for a few days he has it, need to be an EMT he has everything for emergency treatment including IV bags. He has multiple guns with extra ammo, knives, computer, phone, note books ext. He can shoot and hit anything, he never misses and it takes him less then 5 seconds every time. He observes everything and notices every single small detail and can remember it all. He'll grudgingly forgive you for not being as perfect as he is yet is always putting himself down because he should have seen something no one else would 2 seconds faster then he did. He is very condescending to anyone know army special agents who can do everything, especially women. Yet he flirts with them and can get them to fall for him at the drop of a hat. He can get anyone to like him or tolerate him even if he treats them like shit and beats them up.
John Puller is the bionic man who knows everything, can do anything, and literally carries everything for ANY kind of crime with him in....a backpack! Need to have a full on bio-hazard suit and equipment, he's got it, need to defuse a bomb, he can do it with stuff from his bag, need clothes and personal items for a few days he has it, need to be an EMT he has everything for emergency treatment including IV bags. He has multiple guns with extra ammo, knives, computer, phone, note books ext. He can shoot and hit anything, he never misses and it takes him less then 5 seconds every time. He observes everything and notices every single small detail and can remember it all. He'll grudgingly forgive you for not being as perfect as he is yet is always putting himself down because he should have seen something no one else would 2 seconds faster then he did. He is very condescending to anyone know army special agents who can do everything, especially women. Yet he flirts with them and can get them to fall for him at the drop of a hat. He can get anyone to like him or tolerate him even if he treats them like shit and beats them up.