365 reviews for:

Better off Dead

Lee Child

3.41 AVERAGE

mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

mattdjamieson's review

3.0

Meh. Not the greatest Reacher out there, and certainly a decline from the OG Mr. Grant's writing which we'd grown accustomed to for decades.

An OK Reacher tale, but nothing earth shattering.
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vaderbird's review

3.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finis
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

sankitch87's review

3.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark 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: Complicated
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is the second book in this series that was co-written bY Lee Child and his brother Andrew.  I'm not sure why Lee Child has decided to take on a partner in this long-running, best-loved Jack Reacher series.  I didn't really see a great deal of difference in The Sentinel which was the first book in this partnership, but I did find this one quite different.  The cadence was different.  Jack Reacher was different.  The timing was forced.  In all the old books I've never thought that Jack did much soul searching and not much detailed analyzing.  He did in this book.  The plot moved fairly quickly, but there seemed to be something missing in the progression.  The story was quite cerebral which is another thing I don't expect with Reacher.  But the bad guys are really bad, and all are well outlined and described in the book.  The ending was far-fetched and didn't seem to fit in the book. .  I'm not sure but this may be the last Jack Reacher I'll read.  I tried and tried to find the Jack Reacher that I have loved for many years, and couldn't really do it. I think I will just assume that "my Jack Reacher" finally reaches the West Coast and settles down to enjoy his life.  I can see him climbing hills and walking along the beach with the sun setting into the ocean. 

jensenm3's review

4.0
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

esalts's review

4.5
adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced