Funk Rating: 8 out of 10
As faithful readers of this blog know, I adore Jack Reacher as a character. And I love the staccato writing style that Child employs for these books. Each and every Reacher story has some classic lines, and this one is no exception.
As far as thrillers go, this one is a fine one indeed. But for whatever reason, it didn't quite measure up to the high standards I've come to expect from Child & Reacher.
Could be a function of the fact this is book one in a multi-part series, so it left me feeling unfulfilled. Could be that while every Reacher book has you suspending disbelief for a little while as the plot gets set up, this one just went a little bit too far in the "that's a little too too" quandrant. Or, it could just be something else I haven't figured out yet...
If you love Reacher, you must, of course, read this one. If you haven't read Reacher, start back at the beginning and by the time you get to this one the sequel will be out and perhaps that will help me come to love this one that much more.
As faithful readers of this blog know, I adore Jack Reacher as a character. And I love the staccato writing style that Child employs for these books. Each and every Reacher story has some classic lines, and this one is no exception.
As far as thrillers go, this one is a fine one indeed. But for whatever reason, it didn't quite measure up to the high standards I've come to expect from Child & Reacher.
Could be a function of the fact this is book one in a multi-part series, so it left me feeling unfulfilled. Could be that while every Reacher book has you suspending disbelief for a little while as the plot gets set up, this one just went a little bit too far in the "that's a little too too" quandrant. Or, it could just be something else I haven't figured out yet...
If you love Reacher, you must, of course, read this one. If you haven't read Reacher, start back at the beginning and by the time you get to this one the sequel will be out and perhaps that will help me come to love this one that much more.
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