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Ausgeliefert: ein Jack-Reacher-Roman by Lee Child

4 reviews

specialbread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was a fantastic book. I didn't realize I would enjoy a thriller book as I have never tried to read one. I surely will try more of these types of books because of this one. The book goes through a lot of different levels of crisis as it starts as a kidnapping that we don't know why is happening. It then goes to being a VIP kidnapping due to who the woman's father is.

It then transitions into a conspiracy community where they are about to break away from the US in Montana because they think the world is ruled by the world government (the UN). It then goes to full terrorism, where the community is going to blow up a van in San Fransisco to kill hundreds, if not thousands, of people to get the press off of their backs.

I didn't think it would go that deep, but holy Hannah, it was a suspenseful journey and a half. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is one of my favorite reads of 2023.

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thogek's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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celbl8o's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

I loved Die Trying! I'd definitely say that it's one of my favorites I've read so far. The plot and villain were intriguing, though it naturally lent itself to a bit of a slower plot. I found that I didn't mind that so much, though. I also enjoyed that this book introduced us some key pieces of the Reacher backstory that Killing Floor didn't have the time to really get into. This is definitely one of the Reacher books I'm most looking forward to rereading at some point.

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lfro2013's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I'll be honest, I didn't like this one as much as the first one. There were just some parts that didn't make very much sense to me. Obviously there's suspension of disbelief with a Jack Reacher book, But I mean things that just didn't seem in character for the characters.

For example, the three people kidnapping Reacher and Holly are just three guys, somewhat trained, with guns. It just seems a bit ridiculous to me that, at no point during his three-day captivity, did reach your ever figure out a way to get them out. Especially considering two times he easily got himself out of his restraints. I know they try and make it seem like the dog in the house means he couldn't do anything, but I don't understand why they couldn't hotwire a car. The book was written long enough ago that you were still able to hotwire cars at the time, so I don't know why he never decided to do that. Also there's the bit when he's got their numbers down to two, he's got the chain on his wrist which could be a weapon, and yet he does nothing to take down the two guys. He also makes no effort to get out of the truck while they're in it. Overall, it seemed like an inconsistent reduction of Reachers capabilities just to get us to the point where they're all trapped in the compound. Obviously I understand why that's good for the narrative, but it just seems inconsistent. Also, it seems inconsistent that the big baddie Borken would just be walking around in the open on his compound when he knows Reacher is lurking somewhere in the forest with a rifle.

Generally speaking, it was pretty good and interesting, but not as compelling as the ones that have a smaller scope to me. For example, the Midnight Line, that one I liked partially because the stakes weren't so high.

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