Killing Floor (Jack Reacher)
by Lee Child
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Read in August, 2008
Lee Child's Killing Floor took me a really long time to read, mostly because it just never captured my interest. Child is an incredibly popular thriller writer, so I'm sure there are a lot of readers who've consumed this entire book in two or three sittings. I am not one of them, however. I read a few pages at a time, on my way to or from work, and never found myself wanting to tear through it, the way I do when a thriller really captures my interest.
Killing Floor opens well, w...more
Killing Floor opens well, w...more
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Read in May, 2008
I had seen these books listed in a few 'guilty pleasure' booklists. The beginning of the book promised a lot of momentum (its protagonist, Jack Reacher, is being placed under arrest)and the pacing of its plot and development of its characters kept me reading. However, I am pretty certain I'm not going to read any further in this series. It's mostly because I found myself quite unsettled by the book's brutal revenge scenes and the way Jack cooly exalted in fulfilling that whole "take them...more
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Read in August, 2008
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My fatherrecommends it for: Thriller fans, military light
This was my first foray into the world of Jack Reacher, ex-Military Police Officer, and his misadventures, seemingly being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
After having read Eisenhorn, another book written in the first person, I was interested in seeing how Lee Child managed to work this into the story. I found the fashion in which we get into Reacher's mind a fascinating experience. We see what he sees and nothing more, which I thought ...more
After having read Eisenhorn, another book written in the first person, I was interested in seeing how Lee Child managed to work this into the story. I found the fashion in which we get into Reacher's mind a fascinating experience. We see what he sees and nothing more, which I thought ...more
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Read in January, 2006
Margrave is a no-account little town in the Georgia Sunbelt. The busiest it ever gets is at the end of ther schoolday. But there's something strange about Margrave: it's completely perfect. So perfect, it's frightening. The lawns are like velvet and the trees look like they've just had a manicure. And from the laid-back barbershop to Eno's state-of-the-art diner, the local businesses thrive without customers.
When drifter and ex-military policeman Jack Reacher hits town, he plans to be gone by...more
When drifter and ex-military policeman Jack Reacher hits town, he plans to be gone by...more
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I've read and heard a lot of great things about this series and finally decided to give it a try. One thing I can say after finishing this debut novel is that Child does write some pretty non-stop action, keeping things pretty fast-paced through the entire novel. However, I was a little disappointed in the predictability of the plot. It started out good, with a twist I didn't quite see coming. But after that one initial hook, it kind of turned Hollywood predictable for me and I saw everythin...more
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Read in August, 2006
Right from the beginning, I was hooked! How can you possibly put a book down when the main character is arrested for murder in the first chapter? LOL, I don't know anyone who could. I liked this! Written in the first person, I felt like I was seeing everything through Jack's eyes. His opinions and his takes on his surroundings and the predicament he found himself in was different from what I've read before. It was weird how I knew exactly who the bad guys were, including one no one would ever su...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommended to Kirsty by:
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I enjoyed this book. I did feel that some parts dragged on a little, but mostly it kept me reading.
I liked the characterisation of the main character - Jack Reacher - the author did a great job and I felt like I really knew him. The other main characters were mostly well established, although I would have liked to have known more about Roscoe.
There was a little too much gory violence for my liking. I've read a lot of thrillers, and this is possibly one of the most violent I've read. Don...more
I liked the characterisation of the main character - Jack Reacher - the author did a great job and I felt like I really knew him. The other main characters were mostly well established, although I would have liked to have known more about Roscoe.
There was a little too much gory violence for my liking. I've read a lot of thrillers, and this is possibly one of the most violent I've read. Don...more
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have heard very good things about this series, and comes highly recommended in More Book Lust
Well I've finished it now, and quite quickly!
Good thriller, does what a thriller is supposed to do, and keeps the reader turning pages at a cracking pace. Very violent as I had been warned by Nancy Pearl , some moments made me go 'eeew..' but I was grossed out in a good way. Reading the book...more
Well I've finished it now, and quite quickly!
Good thriller, does what a thriller is supposed to do, and keeps the reader turning pages at a cracking pace. Very violent as I had been warned by Nancy Pearl , some moments made me go 'eeew..' but I was grossed out in a good way. Reading the book...more
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Read in November, 2005
recommends it for:
mystery readers
Another guilty pleasure. Took this one from the library on a whim and came to appreciate the ex-military detective hero. One guy on GoodReads wrote:
"Those who think Steve McQueen or Dirty Harry were badassess never met Jack Reacher."
Reacher is just this side of Jason Bourne, without the amnesia & political struggles. I'm trying to think what makes these stories so compelling. Maybe this unassuming, unmacho, thereby macho, sure shot and expert detective has nothing but the l...more
"Those who think Steve McQueen or Dirty Harry were badassess never met Jack Reacher."
Reacher is just this side of Jason Bourne, without the amnesia & political struggles. I'm trying to think what makes these stories so compelling. Maybe this unassuming, unmacho, thereby macho, sure shot and expert detective has nothing but the l...more
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Read in July, 2008
I read this book because a friend of mine who reads a lot (and generally has great taste in books) loves Lee Child. Hmmm, maybe this is a "guy" book because although it is indeed a "page turner", the over the top macho dudeness and violence ruined this book for me. I can gloss over the violent parts (like I have in Patricia Cornwell's books) but the end of this book was just so sexist I really couldn't take it. WHY does the hero have to rescue a highly trained policewoman as ...more
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Read in March, 2006
I am giving this book a ten. I loved it. I wish all Authors that add sexual relations in their books would write them like Lee Child does. It is there, but not in your face descriptive. The murders are graphic, but for some reason it did not bother me the same as some do. Maybe because these were not sexual crimes against women. But man, they were brutal. I liked that the story also seemed believable. It had some factual information in it as well. Although I can't tell you what it was about beca...more
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Lee Child's newest novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, was one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time. The prose was stripped down, the hero Jack Reacher was wonderfully flawed and vulnerable, and best of all, everything that happened was logical and we got to follow the characters every detailed step of the way. I was so happy with it, I bought Child's earlier books, and while Killing Ground shows hints of these qualities I admired so much, it's still very much a first novel; it'...more
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Read in June, 2007
This was the first Lee Child book that I have read. I did not expect to like it as much as I did. The author writes beautifully, even though his books are filled with violence. His books are true page-turners and I have blazed through the first six in his Jack Reacher series in one month. His protaganist, Jack Reacher is an ex-military policeman who is a loner and wanderer. Trouble seems to find him though and then the fun begins! Seriously, even though he is quite a violent man, you will still ...more
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Read in August, 2005
recommends it for:
any one who wants to wile a little time away
Jack Reacher id the ultimate anti-hero. He is an ex-military police officer who quit the Army when it was down-sized. Now he wanders the land with nothing but a tooth brush. It is a little like an up-date of the old Kung Fu TV series. Like the old Kung Fu Series Reacher hands out beat-downs like beads on Mardi Gras. All of these books are a great fast enjoyable read. The off-beat character of Reacher and the excellent writing put these books above all the other current crop of thriller writers.
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Read in January, 2008
Wow - I seem to be reading some dark stuff lately. First "Shadow Catchers" by Thomas Lakeman, and now this. But it's good - the protagonist is intriguing, and I want to read more about him. I want to know more about how he got where he is, and I understand other books address this. The info about counterfeiting was interesting ... I always enjoy a book that not only entertains, but offers a wee bit of education along the way. I'll definitely pick up the next few books in this seri
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
mystery/ thriller fans
This is the first book in the Jack Reacher series. Ironically, it was the last book in the series for me to read. If you are interested in reading this series, I would highly recommend reading them in order or at least reading Killing floor first, as it sets up some other plot points in the series. This is a solid thriller. My only problems are that the plot hinges on a couple of coincidences that I had trouble believeing, but overall, this is lean, mean action writing at its best.
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Read in November, 2006
I picked up this book a few years ago (another instance where I read a review for a book later in the series, and being the picky reader I am, I decided I'd have to start at the beginning). This book was HOT! From the first page, it was incredibly compelling. The protagonist, Jack Reacher, was flawed, intriguing, and I just had to know more. The mystery was smart. Very smart, twisting, and unexpected. One word of warning (for the faint of heart)-- gory. A great read!
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Read in May, 2008
One of my husband's Army buddies passed on a Lee Child book to me last year which I read quickly and enjoyed. Recently while searching for a new book I came across Killing Floor which is the first book of the series and thought I'd give it a go. I'm not even sure where to begin. I enjoyed the writing and the characters but this book is brutal. I don't remember the other book being this violent. That being said, the story sucked me in and I couldn't put it down.
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Killing Floor, Lee Child’s debut novel. The first book in the Jack Reacher series. And a Edgar award winning novel. The book really didn’t appeal to me. It was about 100 pages too long. The first 100 pages took place in a police station. The only character I thought was even remotely interesting was Roscoe. Overall the book wasn’t a total waste, but I really don’t think I’ll be reading too many books by Lee Child, he’s just to long winded for me.
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Read in April, 2007
I would say that mysteries and thrillers comprise maybe twenty percent of my reading at MOST, but this is the first of what is now an eleven book series (with presumably no end in sight), and as soon as I read it I could see why... It's intelligent, spare, and a textbook example of how to use a plot twist at exactly the right time which might have made me suspect that the author was a former screenplay/television writer even if his bio hadn't mentioned it.
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