Anyone read Lee Childs? - Page 12

MickeyC · 04-05-2014, 05:21 AM

Try his latest (Never Go Back). Of his latest books, I thought this was one of his best.

tm3 · 04-05-2014, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MickeyC

Try his latest (Never Go Back). Of his latest books, I thought this was one of his best.

great, thanks for the recommendation!

after this last book i don't think i will be reading any more of the reacher series without specific recommendation.

MickeyC · 04-05-2014, 08:55 PM

Let me know now you like it.

badgoodDeb · 09-18-2019, 02:01 PM

I hate to ressurect such an old thread, but this is really the perfect place for the article I just read. (Mods, we can create a new thread if you really prefer.) Article boils out that Jack Reacher is a Myth and that's what we like about him.

https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/an...ntent=TheAngle

JerseyBiker · 09-19-2019, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I hate to ressurect such an old thread, but this is really the perfect place for the article I just read. (Mods, we can create a new thread if you really prefer.) Article boils out that Jack Reacher is a Myth and that's what we like about him.

https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/an...ntent=TheAngle

LOL, I'm the OP of this thread. I have no issue you bringing it back. Back some time ago I was reading Jack Reacher fairly often. Now I read maybe 1 a year. I tried to read them in order. But I skipped a few the last time I read one earlier this year after I searched for the ones with the better reviews. It's hit or miss. Some are great, others no so much, but I still enjoyed them all anyway. That was an interesting article you linked to.

badgoodDeb · 09-19-2019, 06:03 PM

I too am reading about one a year. I'm not skipping any though. I like them all, but they are formulaic so reading several gets wearing. There was one book though, with a seeming cliff-hanger at the end. THAT one got its follow-up read immediately!

kacir · 09-20-2019, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

... Now I read maybe 1 a year. I tried to read them in order. ...

There is a new one due in October 29th - Blue Moon

JerseyBiker · 09-20-2019, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kacir

There is a new one due in October 29th - Blue Moon

I know. I received an email notice from Amazon.

kacir · 09-22-2019, 06:03 AM

By the way ...
I have recently found out that Lee Child published an out-of-order "Jack Reacher" in May 2019.
Cleaning the Gold - The first book in the Jack Reacher and Will Trent series
A Novella by Lee Child and Karin Slaughter

In Cleaning the Gold Reacher meets with Will Trent from another popular series by Karin Slaughter. Karin Slaughter books have been tentatively put in my "To Be Read" queue.

In Cleaning the Gold Will Trent seeks Reacher regarding an unsolved murder.
You might want to refresh your memory regarding the Killing Floor - first part of the Jack Reacher series which took part in Margrave, Georgia and where Reacher was [briefly] put in jail while falsely accused by a sheriff.

badgoodDeb · 09-23-2019, 02:56 PM

Ohhh, I remember the jail bits from Killing Floor!! I'll look up "Cleaning the Gold". Thanks!

Angst · 09-23-2019, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I hate to ressurect such an old thread, but this is really the perfect place for the article I just read. (Mods, we can create a new thread if you really prefer.) Article boils out that Jack Reacher is a Myth and that's what we like about him.

https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/an...ntent=TheAngle

I found the later books to be better written and have better plots.

I never could stomach his habit of traveling with just a toothbrush. B.O. anyone?

Pulpmeister · 10-04-2019, 08:58 PM

I was astounded to read that Lee Childs starts writing without the slightest idea about the story or the characters, but by crafting an arresting opening few paragraphs, and slowly works forward from there.

badgoodDeb · 10-07-2019, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister

I was astounded to read that Lee Childs starts writing without the slightest idea about the story or the characters, but by crafting an arresting opening few paragraphs, and slowly works forward from there.

Cool! I like the way that technique works out for him.

kacir · 10-09-2019, 11:57 AM

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I never could stomach his habit of traveling with just a toothbrush. B.O. anyone?

Let me quote nice post by Stitchawl from earlier in this thread

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

... Many of us would love to be 6'6", 225lb of solid muscle, having absolutely no responsibilities other than what one wishes to take on, having no possessions that require care, and the skills and abilities to meet every challenge with confidence, and meeting a different beautiful woman in every town we stop in who will simply fall into our beds without complications...

Imagine having absolutely no worries in the world except about which hotel or motel you are going to sleep tonight in and which dinner you are going to eat your next meal at. Toothbrush in one pocket, debit card (appeared in latest books) and/or a wad of money in the other. In the latest book Will Trent repeatedly looks at the toothbrush and musses about how unhygienic it must be. That part of the text was undoubtedly written by Karin Slaughter ;-)

tm3 · 12-22-2019, 01:43 PM

I've continued to read the Jack Reacher series, but selectively. There are sites like this one that describe what they think are the best but more importantly what they think are the worst.

https://www.orderofbooks.com/blog/to...reacher-books/

While I wish that the Jack Reacher character was not so over the top, I do think that some of Childs' plots are pretty good.

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04-05-2014, 05:21 AM	#166
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Try his latest (Never Go Back). Of his latest books, I thought this was one of his best.

04-05-2014, 08:55 PM	#168
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Let me know now you like it.

09-18-2019, 02:01 PM	#169
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I hate to ressurect such an old thread, but this is really the perfect place for the article I just read. (Mods, we can create a new thread if you really prefer.) Article boils out that Jack Reacher is a Myth and that's what we like about him. https://slate.com/culture/2019/09/an...ntent=TheAngle

09-19-2019, 06:03 PM	#171
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I too am reading about one a year. I'm not skipping any though. I like them all, but they are formulaic so reading several gets wearing. There was one book though, with a seeming cliff-hanger at the end. THAT one got its follow-up read immediately!

09-22-2019, 06:03 AM	#174
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	By the way ... I have recently found out that Lee Child published an out-of-order "Jack Reacher" in May 2019. Cleaning the Gold - The first book in the Jack Reacher and Will Trent series A Novella by Lee Child and Karin Slaughter In Cleaning the Gold Reacher meets with Will Trent from another popular series by Karin Slaughter. Karin Slaughter books have been tentatively put in my "To Be Read" queue. In Cleaning the Gold Will Trent seeks Reacher regarding an unsolved murder. You might want to refresh your memory regarding the Killing Floor - first part of the Jack Reacher series which took part in Margrave, Georgia and where Reacher was [briefly] put in jail while falsely accused by a sheriff.

09-23-2019, 02:56 PM	#175
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ohhh, I remember the jail bits from Killing Floor!! I'll look up "Cleaning the Gold". Thanks!

10-04-2019, 08:58 PM	#177
Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,502 Karma: 28893796 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	I was astounded to read that Lee Childs starts writing without the slightest idea about the story or the characters, but by crafting an arresting opening few paragraphs, and slowly works forward from there.

12-22-2019, 01:43 PM	#180
tm3 Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 56678 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I've continued to read the Jack Reacher series, but selectively. There are sites like this one that describe what they think are the best but more importantly what they think are the worst. https://www.orderofbooks.com/blog/to...reacher-books/ While I wish that the Jack Reacher character was not so over the top, I do think that some of Childs' plots are pretty good.