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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
For the most part I have actually enjoyed the Jack Reacher stories. It is the long windedness of Child that drives me nuts. This story had some holes that were hard to handle also. If the writing was better I could look past the plot faults because the story is entertaining. This is my forth book of the series and I think it will be my last.
Jack Reacher is a best small town policeman ever. Actually... Fun read. And cold South Dakota!
Spoiler
he's not. This deviates from the formula, and Reacher actually sort of gets beat. Sort of. Not really.
mysterious
medium-paced
I love Lee Child. He's a highly dependable writer of thrillers and his Jack Reacher series never disappoints, even now that he's fourteen books in. While this isn't my favorite Reacher book, it's a good one filled with motorcycle-riding meth dealers, Mexican drug cartels, corrupt town officials, a bus full of tourists, and the deadly South Dakota winter. As always the action is non-stop and Child has a real talent for keeping the reader turning those pages until the bitter end.
There are times when I fantasize about having Jack Reacher's life - no fixed address, no real possessions, just wandering about the country from adventure to adventure. Then I remember that he never seems to have a book (a problem for me) and that he's always getting into hairy scenarios involving grievous bodily harm and I decide it's okay to just wait for the next book. Sometimes living vicariously is preferable.
There are times when I fantasize about having Jack Reacher's life - no fixed address, no real possessions, just wandering about the country from adventure to adventure. Then I remember that he never seems to have a book (a problem for me) and that he's always getting into hairy scenarios involving grievous bodily harm and I decide it's okay to just wait for the next book. Sometimes living vicariously is preferable.
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
Eh. By far the most boring of all the Reacher novels, which are usually off-the-charts engrossing.
Pretty solid mid-tier Jack Reacher book.
The biggest negative for me was the fact that Holland seemed extremely obvious as the guy on the inside from the beginning. From the point in the story where he comes to the house, it was obvious to me that he was the guy. Then I was thinking, maybe it was going to be Peterson or someone else, and maybe Holland was a red herring. But no, he was just the guy. So that was a bit disappointing.
I will say that the whole bed with the cross double cross plot line happening in the background of the Jack Reacher plot line was pretty good though, I hadn't seen that done before in his books.
I will say that the whole bed with the cross double cross plot line happening in the background of the Jack Reacher plot line was pretty good though, I hadn't seen that done before in his books.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced