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completebore's review against another edition
slow-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
2.5
papaneg's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
laurenjcarter28's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
3.5
michael_beatty249's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
davekan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dad_bro_39's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
avalanti's review against another edition
3.0
This was the only Child novel I;d read, introduced to it as an excerpt an English Literature class, where the concept intrigued me.
Reacher is exactly as you would imagine the hero in this kind of novel to be, though in this story, his military background adds foundation that is absolutely necessary, and as I enjoyed it enough to plan on reading more of his books, I hope this is consistent through all of them.
This next part will have an air of 'spoilers' to it, but doesn't actually spoil any of the main plot of the book.
I did really enjoy this book - there was enough suspense to maintain my want to know more, and the reveal was satisfying - until there was needless romance that was completely unsupported by the rest of the novel. The opening scene is one of him with a woman, which was fine and added good foundation to why Reacher is where he needs to be for the story takes place, but the section at the end seemed to come out of nowhere, and felt thrown in to make Reacher seem more of a ladies man - despite the more father-ish figure vibes I got from him. Very James Bond, though I don't get as much of the charm within Reacher's personality, so even if you enjoy that sort of thing, I personally don't think it worked.
Aside from that (which is the reason it was knocked to four stars and not five) I did really enjoy this, and I think it made good commentary about an issue I didn't know of before, so for me that's a win, and as I've said - I liked it enough to purchase another one.
Reacher is exactly as you would imagine the hero in this kind of novel to be, though in this story, his military background adds foundation that is absolutely necessary, and as I enjoyed it enough to plan on reading more of his books, I hope this is consistent through all of them.
This next part will have an air of 'spoilers' to it, but doesn't actually spoil any of the main plot of the book.
I did really enjoy this book - there was enough suspense to maintain my want to know more, and the reveal was satisfying - until there was needless romance that was completely unsupported by the rest of the novel. The opening scene is one of him with a woman, which was fine and added good foundation to why Reacher is where he needs to be for the story takes place, but the section at the end seemed to come out of nowhere, and felt thrown in to make Reacher seem more of a ladies man - despite the more father-ish figure vibes I got from him. Very James Bond, though I don't get as much of the charm within Reacher's personality, so even if you enjoy that sort of thing, I personally don't think it worked.
Aside from that (which is the reason it was knocked to four stars and not five) I did really enjoy this, and I think it made good commentary about an issue I didn't know of before, so for me that's a win, and as I've said - I liked it enough to purchase another one.
jbzar's review against another edition
2.0
I’ve read a number of Reacher stories and this one was a single at best. It seemed longer than its 368 pages. For me, the story was slow developing and largely void of suspense. There are only so many times one can enjoy the description of a cross-country truck drive and enumerable treks across rocky Wyoming back roads. And I thought the story itself was tedious. I see the book has a relatively high rating overall although I haven’t read the comments to understand what others see that I might have missed. To each there own, of course. Maybe the next one will be more in line with what I’m used to from this line.