Jack Reacher - any good?

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CopperBolt

788 posts

66 months

Thursday 16th July 2020
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Bit of a thread derail here, but...
Ive read and enjoyed a fair few of the Reacher books, The Visitor and Tripwire prob best for me.
Can anyone recommend a sci-fi book or two that are a bit Lee Child sort of level? i.e. easy reading yarns?

Thanks

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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CopperBolt said:
Bit of a thread derail here, but...
Ive read and enjoyed a fair few of the Reacher books, The Visitor and Tripwire prob best for me.
Can anyone recommend a sci-fi book or two that are a bit Lee Child sort of level? i.e. easy reading yarns?

Thanks
Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series.

These were recommended to me on here some while ago - personally I didn't like them as I prefer more realism. But give one a go, it might be what you're looking for.

CopperBolt

788 posts

66 months

Monday 20th July 2020
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NDA said:
Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series.

These were recommended to me on here some while ago - personally I didn't like them as I prefer more realism. But give one a go, it might be what you're looking for.
Yes, good call. I've already found these though, read about 6 so far. Any others authors I wonder.

Davey S2

13,075 posts

253 months

Monday 14th September 2020
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Currently on a very good trilogy series called 'Pendulum' by Adam Handy - Pendulum, Freefall and Aftershock.

Well worth a go.

Fastchas

2,640 posts

120 months

Monday 14th September 2020
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CopperBolt said:
NDA said:
Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series.

These were recommended to me on here some while ago - personally I didn't like them as I prefer more realism. But give one a go, it might be what you're looking for.
Yes, good call. I've already found these though, read about 6 so far. Any others authors I wonder.
I enjoyed Demille's 'John Corey' books, although as with most authors. they lose the direction a bit with the latest releases. I particularly enjoyed 'Plum Island' and 'Wildfire'
He also branched off into other novels. 'The Charm School' is excellent.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Monday 12th October 2020
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The actor cast as Reacher in TV series, Alan Ritchson




LordGrover

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33,531 posts

211 months

Monday 12th October 2020
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Better fit, but looks too young there.

SydneyBridge

8,500 posts

157 months

Monday 12th October 2020
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Agree too young, but better size, Reacher must have been around 40 when he left the forces

New book out soon, co written with his brother before he takes over

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Monday 12th October 2020
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He's 37 apparently. Just picked a scruffy pic.

randlemarcus

13,507 posts

230 months

Monday 12th October 2020
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Might work for the inevitable flashbacks to his Army days smile

Adenauer

18,564 posts

235 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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I've just started the latest one, The Sentinal.

Looking forward to this to see if it's any better than his last, which I thought was utter pants, so this is make or break for Jack and I. biggrin

A few chapters in now and it's certainly started very, very, Jack Reacher.

SydneyBridge

8,500 posts

157 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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I enjoyed the latest, certainly better than some of the recent books

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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I finally found a once read hardback copy of Blue Moon in a charity shop for a £1. I would have felt robbed if I had paid anymore for it.

Hopefully The Sentinel will be a lot better when I track one down for a £1 after the lockdown.

Stan the Bat

8,842 posts

211 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Adenauer said:
I've just started the latest one, The Sentinal.

Looking forward to this to see if it's any better than his last, which I thought was utter pants, so this is make or break for Jack and I. biggrin

A few chapters in now and it's certainly started very, very, Jack Reacher.
Starts well............but.

slopes

38,748 posts

186 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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Stan the Bat said:
Adenauer said:
I've just started the latest one, The Sentinal.

Looking forward to this to see if it's any better than his last, which I thought was utter pants, so this is make or break for Jack and I. biggrin

A few chapters in now and it's certainly started very, very, Jack Reacher.
Starts well............but.


tdm34

7,365 posts

209 months

Thursday 5th November 2020
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slopes said:
Stan the Bat said:
Adenauer said:
I've just started the latest one, The Sentinal.

Looking forward to this to see if it's any better than his last, which I thought was utter pants, so this is make or break for Jack and I. biggrin

A few chapters in now and it's certainly started very, very, Jack Reacher.
Starts well............but.
I'm about halfway through, and am enjoying it so far.....

Adenauer

18,564 posts

235 months

Friday 6th November 2020
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tdm34 said:
slopes said:
Stan the Bat said:
Adenauer said:
I've just started the latest one, The Sentinal.

Looking forward to this to see if it's any better than his last, which I thought was utter pants, so this is make or break for Jack and I. biggrin

A few chapters in now and it's certainly started very, very, Jack Reacher.
Starts well............but.
I'm about halfway through, and am enjoying it so far.....
I'll reserve judgement, I'm a simple soul.

Adenauer

18,564 posts

235 months

Tuesday 24th November 2020
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Started well, but.

Yeah, exactly that.

Stan the Bat

8,842 posts

211 months

Tuesday 24th November 2020
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Adenauer said:
Started well, but.

Yeah, exactly that.
I told you laugh

hairykrishna

13,158 posts

202 months

Wednesday 25th November 2020
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Better than Blue Moon but Blue Moon was bloody awful so that's not saying much.