Now, I don’t
usually go for thrillers. I bought one
of Child’s for my better half when we went away and then read it myself when he
had finished it. I found myself reading
it quickly and being interested in the main character Jack Reacher (a sort of
human “superhero” type). Actually, that
doesn’t do the character any justice.
There were a
couple of places in the book where it was a bit gruesome for me – at least with
a book you can skip over those quickly – not like in the movies where even if
you don’t look, you can’t help hearing.
I have now read
quite a few of them and have some others stacked up on the Kindle to read when
I am in the mood. I don’t read them if I
am on my own at night – or late at night but they are enjoyable to read every
now and again. You don’t have to read
the books in any order. The first one
was Killing Floor. The latest is “The
Affair” which is actually a sort of prequel that explains how Reacher came to
be a drifter. Currently there are 16
Jack Reacher books. The first one is now
being made into a movie with Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher – which is hilarious
casting given Reacher is 6foot5 in the novels!
Lee Child is a
pen name – the author’s real name is Jim Grant.
The interesting thing is that he is British despite all of the novels
feeling quite authentically set in the US .
I love Lee Child's character Jack Reacher. I've read them all and anxiously await the next in the series.
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