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Personal
by Lee Child
Since I started reviewing, the Reacher series has been going through a saga of sorts. Culminating in the meeting of Reacher and his sexy female replacement/counterpart in the Military Police. I was disappointed in that tale, that Child didn't take a dare and change the series forever by having Reacher 'settle down' or at least form a relationship deeper than wham bang bang thanks ma'am.
Instead he returned to his vagabond ways and Personal is the first installment since. The first striking thing about this novel is Child's decision to write in 1st person. Unless I'm mistaken Reacher has previously been presented in 3rd person throughout the series. Really the only difference though, aside from the 'I' statements is no gratuitous descriptions of Reacher's physique or appearance (which arguably are some of the best parts)
The other twist is that in this tale Reacher becomes an international man of mystery and is sent to London, in a similar vein to the above point, this doesn't actually mean much, aside from English place names, a statement of how 'things are the same everywhere' and tiresome references to Sherlock Holmes.
Plot is the strongest point of this novel, and while the secondary characters lack the depth of past novels, the fast paced and 'personal' storyline will keep Reacher fans happy.
The ending line in particular stood out, which is not something I usually compliment in a novel, but for this one Child really pulled out an amazing image, (almost) literary level. Booker prize here comes Reacher.
Instead he returned to his vagabond ways and Personal is the first installment since. The first striking thing about this novel is Child's decision to write in 1st person. Unless I'm mistaken Reacher has previously been presented in 3rd person throughout the series. Really the only difference though, aside from the 'I' statements is no gratuitous descriptions of Reacher's physique or appearance (which arguably are some of the best parts)
The other twist is that in this tale Reacher becomes an international man of mystery and is sent to London, in a similar vein to the above point, this doesn't actually mean much, aside from English place names, a statement of how 'things are the same everywhere' and tiresome references to Sherlock Holmes.
Plot is the strongest point of this novel, and while the secondary characters lack the depth of past novels, the fast paced and 'personal' storyline will keep Reacher fans happy.
The ending line in particular stood out, which is not something I usually compliment in a novel, but for this one Child really pulled out an amazing image, (almost) literary level. Booker prize here comes Reacher.