09-28-2010, 06:31 PM | #31 | ||
Connoisseur
Posts: 56
Karma: 290
Join Date: Oct 2009
Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DXG, Cybook G3
|
Quote:
Quote:
And most of my problems weren't really about bad research but rather about lazy writing and plotting. I may be able to ignore that in TV and movies to a certain extent, but for some reason I can't do it in books. Probably because a book requires me to invest some energy and imagination, whereas TV only requires me to sit still and watch. (*) If I need to bring something to the plate myself, I expect more from the other side, as well. (*): There are, of course, many really intelligent, well-written and though-provoking TV shows out there, as well. It's just that I find it easier to tolerate bad writing on TV than in a book. |
||
09-30-2010, 03:18 AM | #32 | |
Wizard
Posts: 2,157
Karma: 7068605
Join Date: Dec 2007
Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro
|
Quote:
But I read these like they are a long movie. I'm already gathering the next few books together to read. The only time I haven't been able to really forgive something was in MEG **END OF BOOK SPOILERS** The end of the book featured the main character getting swallowed hole in a submersive by the megalodon....climbing out of the submersive, and cutting it's heart out from the inside.....really??? The rest of the book was top notch entertainment though. |
|
Advert | |
|
09-30-2010, 05:45 PM | #33 |
What the Dog Saw
Posts: 311
Karma: 981684
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dunn Loring
Device: Sony PRS-650, Surface3
|
After reading your comment, I decided to watch that Castle episode last night. I couldn't see any similarity with "Killing Floor" ... until the counterfeit bills showed up in the last 10 minutes of the show.
|
10-02-2010, 12:38 PM | #34 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
I finally finished this book and read the thread. I agree with what most said here.. it was a good read, a page turner... however some aspects of the plot were a bit contrived.
I know the rich like to get richer... but why would a guy that can amass 14million in cash bother with counterfeits. Unless he bought all the 1s with counterfeits. Yes, the mounds of loose cash was just silly. Banks wrap ones in $100 bands and they are put in money bags. Or bigger quantities are put on pallets wrapped with shrink. I rated this on 3.5 on LibraryThing. BOb |
10-02-2010, 01:06 PM | #35 |
Omnivorous
Posts: 3,281
Karma: 27978909
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Rural NW Oregon
Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1
|
|
Advert | |
|
10-04-2010, 09:40 AM | #36 |
Fanatic
Posts: 531
Karma: 696908
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ottawa Canada
Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch
|
I've just finished Killing Floor. It was a good read and I will definitely read more of the Jack Reacher series. He reminds me of Travis McGee, in his loner, drifting, indestructible, smarter-than-everyone-else way. All in a good way.
I would say that the coincidence of stumbling into this tiny town within 8 hours of his brother having been killed in it, and being accused of the murder, put a big damper on the story however. I kept hoping for an explanation - e.g. he'd very recently talked to his brother and the Blind Blake name came up because Margrave was in the brother's mind. But no. Pure coincidence. It seems to me it didn't have to be quite so random and still be the same story. Smaller coincidence was the fact that the FBI agent that Finlay, the new "Chief of detectives" had known since childhood, was involved in the scheme. I could live with that one however, as he was the FBI agent assigned to the town. You have to have the unexpected bad guy in a story like this. I really thought it would be Roscoe, as she was local; plus knowing Reacher was a series character, already described as a loner and drifter, there had to be some reason he couldn't stay with Roscoe for 11 books. I have a question. I must have missed something critical in the plot (well, critical in the Hitchcockian "MacGuffin" way) - what was going to explode on Sunday? As far as I could tell, the coast guard patrol was being relaxed and the warehouse could slowly be emptied, as it had gradually been filled over the past few months. What was the specific deadline that was going to be such a big deal that Hubble described in the jail? It didn't seem like it was going to be anything more than a slow leak as opposed to a dam break. (and if you're doing gender calculations, F here) |
10-04-2010, 09:50 AM | #37 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
Although I don't see how with cash piled loosely and a few guys. Did they ever hear of money bands, pallets and forklifts? BOb |
|
10-04-2010, 10:02 AM | #38 |
Zealot
Posts: 109
Karma: 84
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Manchester
Device: Kobo Auroa H2O
|
First time a book club thread's come up that I've actually read. It's been ages since I read this (paper version before ereaders!) but i've been reading the rest of the series over the last few years as they come out. (the epub prices for them seem very high!
There are two things I don't like about the JR books - one the police always seem happy to have his help, yeah we'll tell you all the details, you can give us a hand, no problem. And the other is the way all the women just jump into bed with him. It just seems really odd, they end up with no personalities, just more bed fodder for Jack. But I like the action, I like the tension and the just about belivable plots Jack gets into. I like his deductive processes - he's not perfect and does make mistakes, but can you spot them? Not all the JR books are sucesses though, some are better than others. |
10-04-2010, 11:22 AM | #39 | |
Wizard
Posts: 2,157
Karma: 7068605
Join Date: Dec 2007
Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro
|
Quote:
I guess I view it much differently. I expect to read these like I'm watching a movie, and for the most part, that's how it plays out LOL. |
|
10-04-2010, 01:42 PM | #40 | |
Bah, humbug!
Posts: 39,073
Karma: 157049943
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.
|
Quote:
|
|
10-04-2010, 06:40 PM | #41 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
BOb |
|
10-05-2010, 01:16 PM | #42 | |
Maria Schneider
Posts: 3,746
Karma: 26439330
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Near Austin, Texas
Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard
|
I enjoyed the book, but you know what I found really, really odd? The guy never took a shower. There were a couple of scenes where he got done with ... well, bloody fights and some spots where he walked forever in muggy, muggy weather. And yet...no one seems to notice.
Quote:
It got better toward the end--there was that one scene where he got a shave, haircut and so on. But for some reason that little thing bugged me. Probably because I used to live in Houston and you could walk from your desk to your car and need a shower. Most women (well, okay me) would generally notice a guy who hadn't showered much... :>) Last edited by BearMountainBooks; 10-05-2010 at 04:52 PM. |
|
10-05-2010, 02:53 PM | #43 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 8,501
Karma: 64095689
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Harrisburg outskirts
Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1
|
Didn't they shower *together* back at her house? Before the first ... um ... sex scene?
|
10-05-2010, 04:51 PM | #44 | |
Maria Schneider
Posts: 3,746
Karma: 26439330
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Near Austin, Texas
Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard
|
Quote:
Quite possibly. It's been a while since I read it. I just remember thinking it was weird that no one else reacted for half the book while he was doing all this walking and whatnot without ever showering. I really did like the book okay. I guess I like Robert Crais (some of them) better. I tend to get tired of any tough guy being too tough. I also liked the first four or so of Steve Hamilton's series. The Reacher books are okay, but not something I feel compelled to read. I'd certainly read one if it were sitting around, I just don't go out of my way to buy the series. |
|
10-05-2010, 06:42 PM | #45 |
Bah, humbug!
Posts: 39,073
Karma: 157049943
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.
|
Reacher showered several times. At least twice alone, three times with Roscoe, and he washed his face in the prison shower room before the Aryan White Brotherhood white trash prison gang interrupted. He wasn't such a dirty guy!
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
MobileRead Discussion: Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer (spoilers) | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 47 | 03-31-2010 07:54 AM |
Persuader by Lee Child | lisreed | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 30 | 04-01-2009 03:07 AM |
MobileRead Discussion: Refuge by Richard Herley (spoilers) | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 59 | 03-03-2009 03:59 PM |
MobileRead Discussion Thread: The Time Traders (spoilers) | pilotbob | Book Clubs | 32 | 02-24-2009 03:44 AM |
Brisingr/Inheritance discussion (spoilers) | nekokami | Reading Recommendations | 6 | 01-15-2009 10:22 AM |