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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Too many deaths.
Standard Jack Reacher. Easy to read. It was less obvious here who the baddies were and what their motivations were, but it was enough to enjoy the familiar elements of Jack Reacher. No romantic interest in this one, which was a refreshing change. Obviously delightfully far fetched and implausible at times, but that’s what we read Reacher for right?
The thing that is great and sometimes humorous about the Reacher series is the fact Reacher literally walks his way into trouble. No other character is more guilty of the Jessica Fletcher syndrome; wherever he goes, there is sure to be dead bodies, grand conspiracies, and/or criminal enterprises to follow.
Take this book. No other person can start a story by walking by a would-be car accident and hand it end with him foiling a plot to destroy the warehouse of a semi-secret division of the FBI charged with storing and cataloging terrorist explosive devices. And that’s the thing, whenever these truckloads of trouble just roll directly into his path, Reacher just rolls with the punches without a word spoken about how in over his head he is or how surprising the event is. He just handles his business.
Again, the hallmarks of a good Reacher book are still there. There’s still a woman ally who is integral to the mystery. There’s still a contact with a government agency, who connects the dot on a National/Global level. And then there’s a climax where Reacher handles the final step of destroying the machine/bomb/importan macguffin himself. This was definitely worth the time reading as they provided a new adventure with plenty of action/fight scenes to keep your interest up.
All in all, this was a very fast read that didn’t feel hugely long and every bit worthy capable of continuing the Reacher legacy of excellence
Take this book. No other person can start a story by walking by a would-be car accident and hand it end with him foiling a plot to destroy the warehouse of a semi-secret division of the FBI charged with storing and cataloging terrorist explosive devices. And that’s the thing, whenever these truckloads of trouble just roll directly into his path, Reacher just rolls with the punches without a word spoken about how in over his head he is or how surprising the event is. He just handles his business.
Again, the hallmarks of a good Reacher book are still there. There’s still a woman ally who is integral to the mystery. There’s still a contact with a government agency, who connects the dot on a National/Global level. And then there’s a climax where Reacher handles the final step of destroying the machine/bomb/importan macguffin himself. This was definitely worth the time reading as they provided a new adventure with plenty of action/fight scenes to keep your interest up.
All in all, this was a very fast read that didn’t feel hugely long and every bit worthy capable of continuing the Reacher legacy of excellence
A bit too little story and too much fighting for me. Like an action movie.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
No
Better off Dead continues the Jack Reacher character with Lee Child’s brother doing the writing. I will likely continue reading new Reacher books but they just are not as good. The writing is too choppy and it can be hard to follow the plot as though he is making it too twisted. The action scenes are still excellent. A low 3 star book in a mostly 4 and 5 star series.