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This one was fun to re-read in comparison to the movie.
Solid installment with all the basic ingredients. Reacher walks (literally!) into a new place where there’s a mystery. There is maybe more of the unspoken understandings than the other installments I’ve read, where people pick up on his cryptic comments and play along perfectly, in a way that I think is rare. All the misdirections are good—you know the main villain but there are plenty of other questions.
Still, it can be a bit much, like when he and a reporter start quoting Orwell to each other.
As always, there is plenty of carnage. Hard to imagine how he is able just to bail at the end (this is not a spoiler since he always bails at the end).
Still, it can be a bit much, like when he and a reporter start quoting Orwell to each other.
As always, there is plenty of carnage. Hard to imagine how he is able just to bail at the end (this is not a spoiler since he always bails at the end).
I really enjoyed this one. I liked that this lead off with Reacher there to prove guilt rather than innocence. Why only three stars then? My gripe with this was how they framed Barr. Lee Child offers one model and I found that one to be much more palatable than the actual truth. I understand that it had to be the latter rather than the former because it would have been damn near impossible to disprove, but I wish Child had figured a way around that because it just didn't sit right with me. Now, if he hadn't posited that initial idea, I probably wouldn't have come up with it but once it got in my head, I really preferred it. Otherwise, a typical Reacher book. Quick, easy, enjoyable read.
While faithful to the formula he established in the first Jack Reacher novel, this is one of the better books in the series. Better than the movie.
Ik heb het idee dat ik hem al eerder gelezen heb, maar kan er geen bewijs voor vinden.
Spannend en het einde was ik vergeten, dus geen probleem :P
Spannend en het einde was ik vergeten, dus geen probleem :P
was an ok book...but I have read better books by Lee Child....hope the movie is better!
Pretty good mystery, well crafted as per usual.
I also felt very well learned when the first episode of season 2 referred to this case!
I also felt very well learned when the first episode of season 2 referred to this case!
Terrific read! My first by this author - can't wait to read more & am looking forward to the movie! (even if Tom Cruise is Jack). Very well written!
My first Jack Reacher novel! I came into this series expecting some really over the top Mission Impossible style action (I suppose the film adaptation starring Tom Cruise gave me the idea?) but it was a surprisingly grounded crime thriller that I really enjoyed.
The action moves quickly, and I quite enjoyed the supporting cast. The inclusion of the newscaster as an unexpectedly brave and active member of the team was a really pleasant surprise, and it's always nice to see the ladies in this sort of story get to join in on the plans rather than just sit and wait in the car, even if they're at a glance not well suited to jump into the action!
The overall mystery felt well planned, and I was always guessing as to what really happened up to the end, which kept things fun and engaging throughout. Reacher himself is also a fun protagonist to follow and his dialogue had plenty of character to it!
I'm absolutely interested in reading more of the series now and finding out more about Reacher's past.
The action moves quickly, and I quite enjoyed the supporting cast. The inclusion of the newscaster as an unexpectedly brave and active member of the team was a really pleasant surprise, and it's always nice to see the ladies in this sort of story get to join in on the plans rather than just sit and wait in the car, even if they're at a glance not well suited to jump into the action!
The overall mystery felt well planned, and I was always guessing as to what really happened up to the end, which kept things fun and engaging throughout. Reacher himself is also a fun protagonist to follow and his dialogue had plenty of character to it!
I'm absolutely interested in reading more of the series now and finding out more about Reacher's past.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated