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kaisersozee's review against another edition
5.0
The first Lee Child - Andrew Child collaboration is another great story. I thought I might be disappointed to have anyone else writing about Reacher. I was wrong, it is an awesome book indeed!!
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
The twenty-fifth in the Jack Reacher thriller series and revolving around Reacher, a retired army major drifting across the country, righting wrongs with mathematical precision.
My Take
I reckon it's adding Andrew Child in as an author that has resulted in Reacher calculating his moves and his odds so much more. Not that I'm objecting all that much. It's part of what I love about Reacher, his analytical assessments *grin*.
It is promising, as Lee Child intends to retire after a few more books, but, thank god, he's thinking about us anxious readers, and he's prepping his brother to take over the Jack Reacher series.
We discover that Reacher is thinking more about music...and he's starting to change his direction, all because of third person protagonist point-of-view from Reacher's perspective.
It's certainly an interesting start with Rusty whining about the injustice, as the Childs lead you down that "postal-worker" expectation only to do a 180. And that ain't the only 180! As for Reacher, his start is sweet and short with all the results I've come to expect. His negotiations were quite additive and so dang funny...and ain't that the truth about the music business.
As for Reacher's exacting approach to words, one word, one thing I gotta say...ROFLMAO. His responses to Goodyear? Oh, yeah, lol. Gotta give Goodyear one thing; he can roll out those inanities with a straight face.
It is scary how easily the entire town is manipulated. It's also scary how uninterested the cops and FBI are in protecting Rusty. Even worse, the lack of foresight by the town's government.
I'm of two minds about Reacher being such a Luddite. It's practical for his way of living, but dang, it sure comes in handy during this sort of op. And if it don't make ya think about backing up your computer and installing an anti-virus program...you just ain't right.
Such a minor thing, that could take down a huge operation. Goes right along with all those little red herrings the Childs plant, sending my heart a pit-a-pat, as I worry.
With people like Goodyear and the FBI, and ya wonder why people don't trust the cops?
There's plenty of action, and it's definitely driven by Reacher's character.
And thank god for Reacher, as it's scary how one man can own a town.
The Story
He's a wild card no one expected. He's also the only man who thinks Rusty Rutherford is getting a raw deal, and the more Reacher sees, the more he intends to protect Rusty.
The Characters
A former major in charge of the 110th MP Special Investigation unit, Jack Reacher is seeing America his way. No luggage. No expectations. Joe had been his brother; their mother French. Frances Neagley had been one of Reacher's "men".
Rusty Rutherford used to be Pleasantville's IT manager. Not no more. Mitch is his traveling neighbor. Sarah Sands is a former FBI cyber crimes expert and a computer programmer friend of Rusty's.
Pleasantville PD
John Goodyear is the town's only detective. Officer Rule is so angry about her department's indifference.
FBI
Special Agent Wallwork is partnered up with Margaret "Mags" Fisher.
Henry Klosterman, a businessman interested in genealogy, owns the Spy House. Anya is his housekeeper. Heinrich had been Henry's father.
Speranski is the boss. One of his teams includes Vasili who's a driver, Anatole, the in-charge Natasha, Petya, Ilya, and Sonya. Amongst others working for Speranski, Marty runs some nasty errands. Denisov is a heavy hitter from Russia. Natalia Matusak was a wife and mother.
Nashville
Derek Lockhart owns a bar.
There's Rusty's favorite diner where Holly work as a waitress. "Bob" is Holly's jerk of a boyfriend with his own agenda. Cerberus is the security program Rusty and Sands are working on with such unexpected results. Siobhan is the Irish girl Rusty had hoped to marry, when he was six. Toni Garza is a journalist who goes missing. The Sentinel is a computer program that disrupts Russian computer attacks. Polk is in charge of the garbage dump. Dave Thomassino is a delivery guy to the dump. Bill Rudnick owns Fat Freddie's, a diner with a good rep. I do like Reacher's reasoning about ol' Bill. Norm runs one heckuva fort for self-storage. Steve is a guard at the storage place. Carmichael is a day clerk at the motel; Chuck runs another motel. Zach is a disposable skinhead, an easily duped good ol' boy. Artur and Kamil Klich are the brothers whose activities inspired the name of the Spy House. Krystian Klich had been their sister. Diane Smith works at the Oak Ridge Laboratory.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a crisscross of gray highway against the blue twilight of a forested background. At the very top is an info blur in yellow with the series info below it in an embossed white. The primary author is huge in an embossed bright yellow with the secondary author below that in the same style and color. Beneath that is the title in an embossed white.
The title is the focus and yet the least mentioned: The Sentinel.
My Take
I reckon it's adding Andrew Child in as an author that has resulted in Reacher calculating his moves and his odds so much more. Not that I'm objecting all that much. It's part of what I love about Reacher, his analytical assessments *grin*.
It is promising, as Lee Child intends to retire after a few more books, but, thank god, he's thinking about us anxious readers, and he's prepping his brother to take over the Jack Reacher series.
We discover that Reacher is thinking more about music...and he's starting to change his direction, all because of third person protagonist point-of-view from Reacher's perspective.
It's certainly an interesting start with Rusty whining about the injustice, as the Childs lead you down that "postal-worker" expectation only to do a 180. And that ain't the only 180! As for Reacher, his start is sweet and short with all the results I've come to expect. His negotiations were quite additive and so dang funny...and ain't that the truth about the music business.
As for Reacher's exacting approach to words, one word, one thing I gotta say...ROFLMAO. His responses to Goodyear? Oh, yeah, lol. Gotta give Goodyear one thing; he can roll out those inanities with a straight face.
That second time we encounter Speranski? Omigod. Almost made me throw up. And there was a bit of foreshadowing I never saw. His further "conversation" makes me think of Trump and his fake news. The Childs talk about conspiracy theories, sowing discord and division, undermining mainstream media, eroding faith in the election, and more. Hoo boy. Later on, the truth about why this conspiracy is going on is so relevant to this year's election! Whoa."I advise you to take this process seriously, Mr Reacher."
"Why? You're not."
It is scary how easily the entire town is manipulated. It's also scary how uninterested the cops and FBI are in protecting Rusty. Even worse, the lack of foresight by the town's government.
I'm of two minds about Reacher being such a Luddite. It's practical for his way of living, but dang, it sure comes in handy during this sort of op. And if it don't make ya think about backing up your computer and installing an anti-virus program...you just ain't right.
Such a minor thing, that could take down a huge operation. Goes right along with all those little red herrings the Childs plant, sending my heart a pit-a-pat, as I worry.
With people like Goodyear and the FBI, and ya wonder why people don't trust the cops?
There's plenty of action, and it's definitely driven by Reacher's character.
And thank god for Reacher, as it's scary how one man can own a town.
The Story
He's a wild card no one expected. He's also the only man who thinks Rusty Rutherford is getting a raw deal, and the more Reacher sees, the more he intends to protect Rusty.
The Characters
A former major in charge of the 110th MP Special Investigation unit, Jack Reacher is seeing America his way. No luggage. No expectations. Joe had been his brother; their mother French. Frances Neagley had been one of Reacher's "men".
Rusty Rutherford used to be Pleasantville's IT manager. Not no more. Mitch is his traveling neighbor. Sarah Sands is a former FBI cyber crimes expert and a computer programmer friend of Rusty's.
Pleasantville PD
John Goodyear is the town's only detective. Officer Rule is so angry about her department's indifference.
FBI
Special Agent Wallwork is partnered up with Margaret "Mags" Fisher.
Henry Klosterman, a businessman interested in genealogy, owns the Spy House. Anya is his housekeeper. Heinrich had been Henry's father.
Speranski is the boss. One of his teams includes Vasili who's a driver, Anatole, the in-charge Natasha, Petya, Ilya, and Sonya. Amongst others working for Speranski, Marty runs some nasty errands. Denisov is a heavy hitter from Russia. Natalia Matusak was a wife and mother.
Nashville
Derek Lockhart owns a bar.
There's Rusty's favorite diner where Holly work as a waitress. "Bob" is Holly's jerk of a boyfriend with his own agenda. Cerberus is the security program Rusty and Sands are working on with such unexpected results. Siobhan is the Irish girl Rusty had hoped to marry, when he was six. Toni Garza is a journalist who goes missing. The Sentinel is a computer program that disrupts Russian computer attacks. Polk is in charge of the garbage dump. Dave Thomassino is a delivery guy to the dump. Bill Rudnick owns Fat Freddie's, a diner with a good rep. I do like Reacher's reasoning about ol' Bill. Norm runs one heckuva fort for self-storage. Steve is a guard at the storage place. Carmichael is a day clerk at the motel; Chuck runs another motel. Zach is a disposable skinhead, an easily duped good ol' boy. Artur and Kamil Klich are the brothers whose activities inspired the name of the Spy House. Krystian Klich had been their sister. Diane Smith works at the Oak Ridge Laboratory.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a crisscross of gray highway against the blue twilight of a forested background. At the very top is an info blur in yellow with the series info below it in an embossed white. The primary author is huge in an embossed bright yellow with the secondary author below that in the same style and color. Beneath that is the title in an embossed white.
The title is the focus and yet the least mentioned: The Sentinel.
the_tomster16's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kord's review
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
michaelbtice's review against another edition
4.0
The first collaboration between Lee and Andrew, and I think that, once the torch has been fully passed, we will still have lots of the same two fisted action, as always.
This one? With no particular place to go, Reacher rolls into town, starts out helping some random guy, makes amazing leaps of deductive reasoning, and fights Russian ransomware hackers and punches literal Nazis.
Like every good hero should.
Always punch Nazis.
A fun romp, and it's nice to see that, with Andrew starting to take the reins, they are moving into more modern stories, but while Reacher remains his old Luddite self.
This one? With no particular place to go, Reacher rolls into town, starts out helping some random guy, makes amazing leaps of deductive reasoning, and fights Russian ransomware hackers and punches literal Nazis.
Like every good hero should.
Always punch Nazis.
A fun romp, and it's nice to see that, with Andrew starting to take the reins, they are moving into more modern stories, but while Reacher remains his old Luddite self.
rembrandt1881's review against another edition
4.0
I did read some reviews of the book which said that the new co-author Andrew child was a bit wordy at times in opposition to how Jack Reacher normally is as a character. It was right, there were a few points in the book where there were a lot of extra phrases to explain what Reacher was thinking and planning. One of the hallmarks of the series is the economy of the writing and how it plays into how we perceive Jack.
Reacher is a character who is thinks but moves quickly when the time comes and it did seem as though technically speaking, he did too much talking in opportune moments where Reacher just acts. However, these things I think can be worked on as Andrew gets more comfortable with writing the character because the story and plot are solid Reacher material. There isn't a whole host of things to talk about and fuss with there. It may be a little overwrought but it isn't too egregious when it comes to Jack.
Reacher is a character who is thinks but moves quickly when the time comes and it did seem as though technically speaking, he did too much talking in opportune moments where Reacher just acts. However, these things I think can be worked on as Andrew gets more comfortable with writing the character because the story and plot are solid Reacher material. There isn't a whole host of things to talk about and fuss with there. It may be a little overwrought but it isn't too egregious when it comes to Jack.
scrivvy's review against another edition
3.0
This is Reacher, but not as we know him
Reacher has changed. He talks.A lot.
Reacher over thinks. He cares too much, and he worries. This is not the Reacher we know.
Normally i fly through the Reacher books,however this took me a loong time to read.
Reacher has changed. He talks.A lot.
Reacher over thinks. He cares too much, and he worries. This is not the Reacher we know.
Normally i fly through the Reacher books,however this took me a loong time to read.
alnicholl77's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mheale's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0