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realbooks4ever's review against another edition
2.0
Find my full review here: http://realbooks4ever.tumblr.com/post/116754763589#disqus_thread.
betaadamantium's review against another edition
3.0
That was a rough book, overly long I felt. The action just wasn't sustaining in parts, and there was almost too much focus on motives and feelings and whatnot. It wasn't terrible and I *do* plan on trying more of the books. Just kind of underwhelmed.
wyvernfriend's review against another edition
4.0
Repairman Jack isn't a man who repairs things normally, he's a man living off the grid and who will repair things that the normal channels can't. He can do it with violence and intimidation but it's from a moment in his life where the unthinkable happened that his life changed.
This story starts with his trying to find an old woman for his ex-girlfriend and simultaneously find a necklace robbed from an old woman. Then things get strange and wierd and Repairman Jack is put to the pin of his collar to fix things.
It's interesting, I like Jack, even if he is a bit of a Gary Stu, he's an interesting and complex character and his logic makes sense, at least to me. I look forward to reading more in this series
This story starts with his trying to find an old woman for his ex-girlfriend and simultaneously find a necklace robbed from an old woman. Then things get strange and wierd and Repairman Jack is put to the pin of his collar to fix things.
It's interesting, I like Jack, even if he is a bit of a Gary Stu, he's an interesting and complex character and his logic makes sense, at least to me. I look forward to reading more in this series
writerkboe's review against another edition
4.0
This was definitely an interesting book. The fight sequences were visceral and cinematic, the mystery intriguing and terrifying. Wilson definitely has a knack for making all of his characters likable, frustrating, endearing and even repugnant all at the same time.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The feelings don't veer into 'dislike' territory but there were some elements of the book I found kind of frustrating or irksome.
I couldn't really place the time of the story. I figured with no cell phones it was maybe eighties and what not, or early nineties. It't not that I don't like reading stories during this time, but it was unclear and so it was kind of hard to create a look of the story in my mind.
(SPOILERS, KIND OF)
Gia was frustrating and irksome. Not completely irredeemable but enough to make me grit my teeth. Sometimes her aversion to Jack's lifestyle seemed almost too dramatic and even unrealistic. Like, her daughter was in danger but she was still being resentful of Jack's ability and knowledge to rescue Vicki. I understand her fear and reaction to some of the things Jack was involved in but to a point her resentment and attitude just kind of rankled. It almost felt like, at times, instead of just being a part of her character, it was more F. Paul Wilson's idea of what a woman would react like (unless the woman is Kolabati, the mysterious, exotic foreign woman).
(MAJOR SPOILER ALERT)
The thing between Kolabati and Kusum was pretty gross and I really don't feel any of that was necessary, past a certain point. But that's more a personal opinion of mine than anything else.
Also, why is it such a trope that all single mother's are uptight but also desperate for a man to the point where they go out with boring dudes named Carl just to forget the interesting, slightly dangerous guy they used to have a thing with? Like seriously, single moms are more than just single moms and I'd really like to see some variety, whatever genre it is.
Despite all that, I am still interested in continuing the series, especially to see what changes, if any, are wrought in the characters.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The feelings don't veer into 'dislike' territory but there were some elements of the book I found kind of frustrating or irksome.
I couldn't really place the time of the story. I figured with no cell phones it was maybe eighties and what not, or early nineties. It't not that I don't like reading stories during this time, but it was unclear and so it was kind of hard to create a look of the story in my mind.
(SPOILERS, KIND OF)
Gia was frustrating and irksome. Not completely irredeemable but enough to make me grit my teeth. Sometimes her aversion to Jack's lifestyle seemed almost too dramatic and even unrealistic. Like, her daughter was in danger but she was still being resentful of Jack's ability and knowledge to rescue Vicki. I understand her fear and reaction to some of the things Jack was involved in but to a point her resentment and attitude just kind of rankled. It almost felt like, at times, instead of just being a part of her character, it was more F. Paul Wilson's idea of what a woman would react like (unless the woman is Kolabati, the mysterious, exotic foreign woman).
(MAJOR SPOILER ALERT)
The thing between Kolabati and Kusum was pretty gross and I really don't feel any of that was necessary, past a certain point. But that's more a personal opinion of mine than anything else.
Also, why is it such a trope that all single mother's are uptight but also desperate for a man to the point where they go out with boring dudes named Carl just to forget the interesting, slightly dangerous guy they used to have a thing with? Like seriously, single moms are more than just single moms and I'd really like to see some variety, whatever genre it is.
Despite all that, I am still interested in continuing the series, especially to see what changes, if any, are wrought in the characters.
azurelunatic's review against another edition
1.0
book ok, but I dislike Jack enough that I won't read the series.
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