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Summary: Entertaining but a little obvious
Review: This was my first Reacher novel and I know that Mr Child is a popular author so I had a reasonably high expectation. I actually found Reacher a little irritating, although street smart he is too much of a loner and too inclined to be difficult. The FBI came over as more manipulative then I would expect of your premier law agency and, while the story moved me along, it was a little obvious at times. I predicted the methodology of the murders very early on although the who and why was a little less obvious. Overall it occupied a couple of hours and was worth the effort but this was not the top notch thriller I expected it to be.
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Summary: Not your average murder mystery.
Review: This story is all story - absolutely riveting and page turning. The mystery is a mystery like no other I have ever read, and the brilliant mind that is the killer's is fascinating. Women are dying, and Jack Reacher has a mind almost as cunning as the killers. For a long time, even the cause of death is not known, so clever is the M.O. It is a race against time as Jack Reacher has discovered the names of 11 women that are on this insane hitlist. Inside this twisting plot, lies another plot, that of Jack Reacher and his girlfriend, and yet another plot, that of Jack Reacher and the street mobs of New York. The author manages to weave it all together so brilliantly that you don't realize you have read three stories in one until you are done, and they all connect with a fluidity that is all too rare these days. It's a smash ending, leaving you breathless with excitement and waiting for the next Jack Reacher book. GREAT!
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Summary: A bit too obvious
Review: My sole and only problem with this book is that fact that it's a big mystery...that I figured out less than a third of the way into the book. All you have to do is ask yourself the right question about what seems to be going on at the right time, and both the ultimate motive and the perpetrator are obvious.Otherwise, the book is competently written and the protagonist engaging. Child also steps away from the previous book where he gave Jack a wish-fulfillment ending that threatened to remove all of his character.
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Summary: Another hit for Lee Child
Review: When I first sat down to read this book, I was a little scared that it might not me as good as his other Jack Reacher novels. But after finishing it in one day (I just couldn't put it down) I was very impressed. This thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire novel and makes you come back wanting for more. After reading the other reviews, I noticed there were some negative comments about the italic paragraphs throughout the book. Personally I loved them and couldn't wait until the next one appeared. There were also comments which I may agree with. The FBI does seem a little harsh in this book but that may be what it is actually like. Who knows? Despite very minor flaws like the one mentioned above, I think this book is another great hit for Lee Child and a smash read for anyone who likes a great thriller. I can't wait until the next Child book comes out later this year!
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Summary: Easy to figure out "who done it"
Review: I made a mental note within the first 90 pages of this book "I bet I know who did it and how". I was right. I did enjoy the book, but thinking I knew the person and the method (and being right) made it a lot less of a read. This is my first "Jack Reacher" book, I did enjoy it enough to try the other two. One thing about reading a series about the same person is that you are familiar with their home, job, and city. Looks like with the Reacher books you can't count on any of those being the same.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Up until "Running Blind" I thought that Lee Childs' books were the best thing to happen in the genre since the death of Alistair Maclean. I read this one in a single day and was intrigued until the last 4 chapters. I kept hoping that Childs' untracable "murder weapon" would turn out to be something original and clever. Instead it is based on an old myth that holds no truth, no I will not give it away, but expect to be disappointed. I wish that Childs' had done a little more research since his whole premise is based on something that research has showed to be impossible. The writing and the characters are so clever and interesting that to be honest I feel cheated. I feel like I have read an Agatha Christie novel all the way through, only to be told at the end..."The butler did it."
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Summary: running blind
Review: i was so impressed with this book i read it in two days and couldn't wait to turn the page. usually i can figure out bites and pieces of who did it, in this book i only figured out a small piece at about page 300. then at page 340 when the book was almost ending i got it. this is really a big 10. now i want her to write more and for real readers to read this truly very good read. carl marciano
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Summary: Still very good but felt a bit strung out and impatient
Review: Mr. Child could use better words to convey a deeper feeling or situation. He is so deep that makes other thriller writers appear an inch shallow and down under. Jack Reacher is so far one of the most(not too many) interesting characters that ever created by a writer, who are actually on a par with each other. What amazed me most is that Mr. Child's writing is such an internationally standardized modern English not just British English that used to be zigzagging and indirect. The flow of the sentences and paragraphs are so smoothly putting out that always makes you apprecitate his width of knowing how to choose a better and deeper word to describe a feeling or situation. This talent and knowledge are rarely to be found among other so-called thriller writers and making his every word worths the money you've paid for. The burden of relationship of his newly acquired secular belongings, either real estate property or romance, only makes Reacher more realistic. But the FBI people created this time seemed to be quite unconvincing. The way Blake treating Larma and the latter's insubordinate attitude is absolutely impossible and inprobable in FBI's ethics, unless they have some sexual relationship, therefore did not ring true at all. All of the other FBI's characters, well, Harper seems to be more acceptable as an FBI agent and more normal, others are just a fine line away from thugs; a situation Mr. Child should pay more attention to fine tune before or during writing. Also, a nation wide serial killing rampage is also fundamentally weak this time that made me feel a bit impatient to read along after two third of the book. Again, I jumped over those hateful and stupid itallic paragraphs and I can assure you, Mr. Child, lot of readers might be just like what I did. So please don't try to use too many lean to right itallic sentences, especially long and tiresome paragraphs. Also, how to realistically show the readers the way that the real FBI is dealing with a nation-wide crime, Mr. Child should do a deeper research before production; a more authentic and convincing task force or just of bunch thug-like agents? Don't "running blind" is what I would like to give to Mr. Child this time. A good book means that when readers think it twice, all the logic premises still could stand fast albeit bleaching the paper money.
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Summary: A Silly Mystery
Review: What can i say about a book in which i can pick out the murderer a quarter of the way through it? I'm used to LeCarre, Ambler, Greene, Sandford and others of far better quality. Child wants the reader to believe the FBI is run by morons. While this may be the popular view, I don't subscribe to it and neither will countless others after they think about what this book suggests. I can't detail the offending matters without giving away the plot, but trust me: you don't want to waste your time or money on this. Contact me and i'll send you my copy. It won't be in my library long.
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Summary: Enjoyed This Book!!
Review: I really enjoy the Jack Reacher stories. He is the best. This one was really compelling. It was driving me crazy trying to figure out what the victims were choking on. What a concept. Mr Child, you are an incredible writer. All I can say is bring on the next Reacher novel. I can't wait.
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