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A review by jesskino
Killing Floor by Lee Child
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Wow... I wish I had the courage to DNF books, but I like to be able to stand by my ratings and reviews. I desperately wanted to love this series, as I know Jack Reacher is a beloved character, but unfortunately I won't be continuing on.
This one started off really promising as I wanted to find out more about Jack Reacher. About his background and why he has turned up in this little town, and why he has been accused of a terrible crime! The first 100 pages, I enjoyed reading it, and then it all went downhill... mainly because of Jack Reacher himself and the insufferable writing style.
Jack Reacher isn't instantly likeable, which I think is the intended purpose, but this book was published in 1997 and it shows. JR is your typical action hero... amazing at fighting who already anticipates the next move, gets with the first attractive women in sight and doesn't stop going on about it and so trustworthy that police officers spills a whole investigation to him, even though he is a complete stranger rocking in the town! I'm sorry, but this character just isn't for me.
Now the writing style. This is how it was written. So many fullstops. No long sentences. Every chapter. Throughout the whole book (intolerable isn't it?!)
And the dialogue, there was so so many 'I said' or 'he said' or 'she said'. Personally, it felt like I was a child trying to learn the English language. It really wasn't for me and the main reason why I didn't like this book.
I have to admit, I can't say too much about the plot because I feel like I did switch off from the midway point. The book was about 540 pages and I'm just not sure it was needed. I had to switch to the audiobook just to get through it.
I can totally understand why this series is loved and it makes sense it's been adapted to TV series and movies but as a book, it was a slog to get through.
This one started off really promising as I wanted to find out more about Jack Reacher. About his background and why he has turned up in this little town, and why he has been accused of a terrible crime! The first 100 pages, I enjoyed reading it, and then it all went downhill... mainly because of Jack Reacher himself and the insufferable writing style.
Jack Reacher isn't instantly likeable, which I think is the intended purpose, but this book was published in 1997 and it shows. JR is your typical action hero... amazing at fighting who already anticipates the next move, gets with the first attractive women in sight and doesn't stop going on about it and so trustworthy that police officers spills a whole investigation to him, even though he is a complete stranger rocking in the town! I'm sorry, but this character just isn't for me.
Now the writing style. This is how it was written. So many fullstops. No long sentences. Every chapter. Throughout the whole book (intolerable isn't it?!)
And the dialogue, there was so so many 'I said' or 'he said' or 'she said'. Personally, it felt like I was a child trying to learn the English language. It really wasn't for me and the main reason why I didn't like this book.
I have to admit, I can't say too much about the plot because I feel like I did switch off from the midway point. The book was about 540 pages and I'm just not sure it was needed. I had to switch to the audiobook just to get through it.
I can totally understand why this series is loved and it makes sense it's been adapted to TV series and movies but as a book, it was a slog to get through.