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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
excellent, as are all these books. This didnt dissapoint and I didnt guess the end.
Morality seems to be a grey area for the main character, Reacher, as a continuing theme through the books. In this one, the grey area is down-right murky. Not only is there no black and white version of truth, there is no straight line to logical conclusions. Well-written and keeps you hopping. I will add a caution for those who are squeamish or easily disturbed: the bad guy in this one is really bad and some pretty awful things happen.
7/10
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but parts of this book were tedious. Yes, Jack Reacher and his current “partner” Lauren Pauling are solving this the “hard way”, step by step, detail by detail, but really, things got a bit bogged down in the repetitive minutiae of New York City street names, geography in general, phone books, city directories, and coffee. There was some action and a couple clever twists that redeemed things to some extent.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but parts of this book were tedious. Yes, Jack Reacher and his current “partner” Lauren Pauling are solving this the “hard way”, step by step, detail by detail, but really, things got a bit bogged down in the repetitive minutiae of New York City street names, geography in general, phone books, city directories, and coffee. There was some action and a couple clever twists that redeemed things to some extent.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Boring, slow, not enough ass kicking. Reacher is a ridiculous character. I figured out the twist long before he did...
It was a little predictable at times but other parts had some nice twists! Just a fun easy ready, which is the way I like them.
First read: Another good one! (5*)
Re-read: Reacher is in New York and unknowingly witnesses a kidnapper picking up a ransom. From here, he is drawn into the story (not in a very original way, but this does happen from time to time with these books) and enlisted to help find out who carried out the kidnapping. Reacher ends up in England, which is interesting, since Lee Child is English but living in America. In terms of the plot, I like when Reacher confidently makes his assumptions only to realise he is wrong. Child’s writing in The Hard Way is like his writing in One Shot: straight to the point. Even on my first read, the ending didn't come as a massive surprise, which rarely happens with Reacher. However, still a really enjoyable read, because I love Reacher. (5*)
Re-read: Reacher is in New York and unknowingly witnesses a kidnapper picking up a ransom. From here, he is drawn into the story (not in a very original way, but this does happen from time to time with these books) and enlisted to help find out who carried out the kidnapping. Reacher ends up in England, which is interesting, since Lee Child is English but living in America. In terms of the plot, I like when Reacher confidently makes his assumptions only to realise he is wrong. Child’s writing in The Hard Way is like his writing in One Shot: straight to the point. Even on my first read, the ending didn't come as a massive surprise, which rarely happens with Reacher. However, still a really enjoyable read, because I love Reacher. (5*)