New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn’...
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Jan 05, 2012
Jeanette
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This one's hard to review because any little detail I reveal might turn out to spoil a surprise for someone. I will say this was an exciting, satisfying read. Much more like his earlier Reacher books that got us hooked. Once you get past a certain point in the book, there's no good stopping point. You just have to keep reading right on through. Don't expect perfect plausibility. It's a thriller, so let yourself go and enjoy! There are even a few good laughs along the way. The thing about th
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Dec 19, 2009
Kirsty
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This book was brilliant. I couldn’t put it down. The action was there right from the beginning and didn’t let up throughout the whole story. The plot was fast paced, which made it a real page turner. The main character is one of those people that you can’t help but like, despite the fact that he’s a killer. The characterisation of Reacher is in-depth and gives the book real integrity. Having read Killing Floor - which introduced Jack Reacher - but nothing in between, I liked how the character ha
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Jan 20, 2010
John
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Frozen pizzas and Battlestar Galactica be damned: Lee Child is my number-one guilty pleasure. I have nothing... NOTHING in common with his musclebound, resourceful, homeless, ex-military protagonist Jack Reacher... so why do i so dedicatedly turn the pages until they're gone?
I have no answer except that this is read-it-in-one-sitting brain candy of the highest caliber.
Gone Tomorrow opens with Jack realizing that the woman sitting across from him on the subway perfectly f More...
I have no answer except that this is read-it-in-one-sitting brain candy of the highest caliber.
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Jan 10, 2012
Jane
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I like the Reacher series. When I’m done with one, I’m eager for the next. This was good.
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While riding on a subway train, Reacher sees Susan Mark kill herself. He is questioned by the cops, the feds, and a group of mercenary security guards. These groups and others think Reacher knows more than he says, and they follow him, pressure him, and try to hurt him to get information. This makes Reacher want to retaliate. So now he is now on the trail to find out what’ More...
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While riding on a subway train, Reacher sees Susan Mark kill herself. He is questioned by the cops, the feds, and a group of mercenary security guards. These groups and others think Reacher knows more than he says, and they follow him, pressure him, and try to hurt him to get information. This makes Reacher want to retaliate. So now he is now on the trail to find out what’ More...
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Jun 23, 2011
Andrea
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Jack NMI Reacher #13
Childs is imaginative, but when an author has produced so many books in a series with the same character, he is bound to pass from imagination to fantasy. But I have already read 61 Hours, the next in the series, and it appears that Childs is reigning in his fantasies, for now.
Reacher is a lone knight, no home, no automobile, no cell phone. He has a toothbrush and a bank debit card. When he needs new clothes, he throws out the ones he was wearing. He t More...
Childs is imaginative, but when an author has produced so many books in a series with the same character, he is bound to pass from imagination to fantasy. But I have already read 61 Hours, the next in the series, and it appears that Childs is reigning in his fantasies, for now.
Reacher is a lone knight, no home, no automobile, no cell phone. He has a toothbrush and a bank debit card. When he needs new clothes, he throws out the ones he was wearing. He t More...
May 10, 2011
Tony
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Lee Child- Gone Tomorrow (Dell Books 2010) 3.75 Stars
When Jack Reacher decides to ride the New York subway in the middle of the night, he never expected to witness something so devastating. Susan Mark was hiding something that everyone wants and now Reacher has taken it upon himself to play referee and if necessary, judge. He must sort through the lies in order to figure out the truth, that way he will know just who’s butt needs kicking.
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When Jack Reacher decides to ride the New York subway in the middle of the night, he never expected to witness something so devastating. Susan Mark was hiding something that everyone wants and now Reacher has taken it upon himself to play referee and if necessary, judge. He must sort through the lies in order to figure out the truth, that way he will know just who’s butt needs kicking.
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Mar 21, 2011
Mike
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This was the first Jack Reacher novel I read. What a way to Introduce a series. I know this novel is later in the series but I heard that most of the books are self contained and can be read in any order. This is by far one of the greatest suspense novels I have ever read. It starts out with Jack trying to talk a possible suicide bomber out of blowing up the subway they are on and It gets even crazier from there. There is a MacGuffin in it that is very interesting. There are more plot twists the
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Jan 01, 2011
Literary Feline
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Like John Sanford, Lee child is one of the authors I have wanted to try for a while now but never seemed to get around to reading. When Gone Tomorrow came my way, I couldn't resist--even if it meant jumping into a series 13 books in. Fortunately, Gone Tomorrow is one of those series books that stands alone just fine. Although, I have to admit that I'm even more curious about Jack Reacher's past now. Imagine living your life in such simplicity that you travel at will, have no home, no luggage, wi
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Nov 09, 2010
James
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Aug 06, 2010
Donna
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Two or three months ago, on page 484, I put this book aside, most likely in favor of something less likely to disturb my sleep. That I remembered enough about the plot to go back to it today says something about the cohesion of the plot and staying power of the images in the book.
However, much as I admired The Enemy (#8 in the series), I'm not likely to read another Jack Reacher novel. In a genre in which loneliness and viciousness are standard fair, this hero is too isolated from th More...
However, much as I admired The Enemy (#8 in the series), I'm not likely to read another Jack Reacher novel. In a genre in which loneliness and viciousness are standard fair, this hero is too isolated from th More...
Aug 01, 2010
Christy
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Jack Reacher, riding a New York subway in the early morning hours, notices a woman passenger acting strangely. Reacher watches her, ticking off the 12 points identifying her as a suicide bomber. When Reacher approaches her, she pulls a gun and kills herself. Since Reacher was the last one to speak to the woman, he’s taken to the police station for questioning. When the feds show up, Reacher suspects there’s more to this story than a depressed woman committing suicide. This is confirmed when he’s
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May 16, 2010
Becky
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Every day booksellers are faced with the question, "What do you recommend?" We have a routine for getting to the heart of what the customer wants us to recommend, even when the route he makes us take to get to that answer is circuitous. Sometimes, though, the customer is no help, and the well-prepared bookseller just has to have a couple of go-to authors, ones that never seem to fail. For me that never-fail author is Lee Child.
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Feb 05, 2010
Diane
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This is another series that I probably shouldn't like, but I do. Reacher is such an exaggerated character... what he does and says are just this side of being ludicrous. But that also is his charm. He wanders the US as a former Army major MP and special forces operative, with literally nothing on him but his folding toothbrush. When his clothes become too awful after a couple of days' wear, he goes to a thrift store and buys new ones, changing right there and abandoning the old smelly ones.
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Nov 07, 2009
Linda
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I am late reading this one because it took a lot of convincing to give Reacher another try. After the last novel, I assumed that Child hated the character and wrote a truly awful book so that he could move on to something else. He wouldn't be the first writer saddled with a popular character for which there are no more stories to tell.
Gone Tomorrow was significantly better (it wouldn't take much) and thankfully, Reacher is closer to the character I liked so much in the earlier book More...
Gone Tomorrow was significantly better (it wouldn't take much) and thankfully, Reacher is closer to the character I liked so much in the earlier book More...
Sep 16, 2009
Valerie
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Lee Child's books are my guilty pleasure. I consider them modern-day Louis L'Amour books--decent guy usually finds either himself or someone else in trouble and only he has the guts and skills to make things right. There's usually a woman but Jack Reacher's not the kind of man to settle down; and happily Child doesn't overdo the sex scenes. Jack Reacher is a man who learned his "problem-solving" skills in the army as an MP and there's little he's afraid of. As some marketing wizard sai
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Jul 14, 2009
Kayeb
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If ever there is an unusual main character, this may be the one. Traveling world around (tho lately just in the US with an expired passport) Reacher moves with a few things in his pocket (now it includes a toothbrush, tho no paste). Of course, he is honest, true to his word, a fighting whiz, and has great training in observation and history, etc. And, of course, there is always at least one woman he beds...he of the heroic demeanor and one outfit at a time. How he manages to find cheap cloth
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Jun 12, 2009
Randy
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I'm a big Jack Reacher fan even though he is a totally ridiculous fantasy of a man. Jack is homeless but not broke. He travels with a fold up toothbrush, an ATM card and an expired passport. He has no suitcase. Just buys new clothes when the old ones get dirty. That's the fun part of the character. A sort of paladin who stumbles into mysteries which he must solve with brain and brawn (Jack is a huge guy who pretty much never loses a fight even against four or five experienced fellows). And, in e
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Jun 01, 2009
Tony
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Child, Lee. GONE TOMORROW. (2009). ****. Lee Child delivers another fast-paced thriller featuring his hero Jack Reacher. He’s got the formula down pat, and manages to provide sustained peaks of suspense throughout the tale. It’s like a continuous Saturday afternoon serial. In this episode, Reacher is on a NYC subway train watching a woman sitting across from him. He is slowly going through a list of items that would identify a suicide bomber and applying each item to this woman. She fit
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Aug 03, 2011
Michael
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Just coming off of reading "61 Hours" I was suitably impressed by Child's prose that I gave him another shot. I typically give serial authors a two-book chance. After two books, I figure either the author is pretty good, or needs a second chance.
"Gone Tomorrow" was Child's second chance. And he will definitely get a third. As I read books like his, I wonder how he manages so many plot details. Post-it Notes? Some type of Visio diagram?
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"Gone Tomorrow" was Child's second chance. And he will definitely get a third. As I read books like his, I wonder how he manages so many plot details. Post-it Notes? Some type of Visio diagram?
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Oct 11, 2009
Michael
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Action abounds with "Gone Tomorrow." Jack Reacher is on a New York subway and eyeballs a woman sitting across from him. He recalls the eleven points to watch to spot a female suicide bomber. She has almost all of the signs. As he approaches her and tells her that he can help, she pulls a gun and commits suicide.
After giving his statements to the police, he meets the woman's brother, a cop himself. He tells Recher that his sister, Susan Mark, didn't kill herself. Jake Mark More...
After giving his statements to the police, he meets the woman's brother, a cop himself. He tells Recher that his sister, Susan Mark, didn't kill herself. Jake Mark More...
Aug 23, 2011
Dlora
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Another great Jack Reacher novel with all the hallmarks of Child's most popular books: lots of Reacher action, great details about guns, violence, and military/police action, and a complex plot that keeps you guessing. Reacher's dealings with the NYPD, the FBI, and the Department of Defense as well as the politics of Washington DC is interesting to read about and see how each police entity interacts with each other and pursues their slightly different goals. The title is so apropos. The phrase "
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Jan 03, 2011
Froztwolf
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Maybe I'm just getting cynical towards action heroes but Jack Reacher is a character that is impossible to believe in, let alone emphasize with.
Completely emotionless, thinks in analytical terms alone and gets involved in ugly, extremely dangerous matter without any personal motivation or gain.
The description of weapons and urban combat tactics is interesting, though it suffers from a lack of credibility at times. I.e. the author claims that untrained people are apprehensive More...
Completely emotionless, thinks in analytical terms alone and gets involved in ugly, extremely dangerous matter without any personal motivation or gain.
The description of weapons and urban combat tactics is interesting, though it suffers from a lack of credibility at times. I.e. the author claims that untrained people are apprehensive More...
Jan 05, 2012
Wesley
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This was a fantastic installment to the Reacher library. It’s a story line we all know and probably fear but throwing Jack Reacher into the mix was a good feeling. If you are this far into the series then you’ll most likely enjoy this book, being one Reacher tip can sometimes give a book I shall be mum on this one.
You do get some more back-story on Jack though which is always nice. I kept envisioning “Springfield aka Browning” as an Ed Harris type. It immediately took for me and I jus More...
You do get some more back-story on Jack though which is always nice. I kept envisioning “Springfield aka Browning” as an Ed Harris type. It immediately took for me and I jus More...
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Nov 26, 2011
Nancy
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It would be stingy to give this book less than four stars: for what it aspires to be (i.e. THRILLING!) it totally hits the mark. This is not a genre that I read regularly, but if a friend passes a book to me, I usually try to read it and this was a total page-turner.
I loved the protagonist for his personal code of ethics. Liken him to a person who starts a 1,500 piece jigsaw puzzle and won't leave the table until it is complete. Dizzy, punch-drunk, judgment impaired but pressing fo More...
I loved the protagonist for his personal code of ethics. Liken him to a person who starts a 1,500 piece jigsaw puzzle and won't leave the table until it is complete. Dizzy, punch-drunk, judgment impaired but pressing fo More...
Oct 28, 2011
Eric
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Once the plot gets moving (about the point Reacher is taken into custody by Homeland Security agents), this book picks up the usual steam, which it maintains to the finish. I've noticed a political shift in the Reacher books. In the early ones, Reacher seemed skeptical, even resentful of liberal politicians. Now his resentment seems to be turned the other way, although he never shows a particular affinity for any politician or philosophy. But around the tenth book or so, the theme, "WE ARE
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Aug 17, 2009
Michael
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My interest in Lee Child's "Gone Tomorrow" stemmed from a recent list of great books of the past couple of years. "Gone Tomorrow" was listed on it and, looking back, I wish I'd bookmarked the list to see some of the other selections.
Because while "Gone Tomorrow" is an entertaining book, it's not exactly what I'd consider great literature. It's more of a popcorn thriller of a novel.
While traveling on a subway train in New York City, Jack Rea More...
Because while "Gone Tomorrow" is an entertaining book, it's not exactly what I'd consider great literature. It's more of a popcorn thriller of a novel.
While traveling on a subway train in New York City, Jack Rea More...
Jan 23, 2011
CJ
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When I read every one of the Spenser books published thus far I mourned the end of my guilty pleasure reading. (There’s another book that will be coming out in the spring, and I’ll savor it considering that it will most likely be the last one.)
I tried the classic noir characters Parker had used as inspiration for Spenser, but they were a little too dated to pull me in. I had almost given up on finding something that would appeal to me the way Spenser had. Then I stumbled onto Lee Ch More...
I tried the classic noir characters Parker had used as inspiration for Spenser, but they were a little too dated to pull me in. I had almost given up on finding something that would appeal to me the way Spenser had. Then I stumbled onto Lee Ch More...
May 27, 2011
Gina
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I'm not sure what book this is in the series of the Jack Reacher novels, maybe 12 or 13, but I have read them all in order. This wasn't one of my favorites. Usually there are many more characters in the book but this was mostly Reacher on his own. Jack Reacher is a retired Army MP who's character is a loner and a drifter who travels around the country with only the clothes on his back, his wallet, and his travel toothbrush in his pocket. He doesn't have a cell phone and is proud to be that gu
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Dec 12, 2009
Kat
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I am a late-comer to this author and series (book 13!), so I do not know much of the background. But Reacher is basically Jack Bauer without CTU and FBI. He is a one man justice machine. The American counterpart of Robert Goddard's decent Englishmen with the added benefit of military special training. Here are two valuable lessons I learned from this book: 1) "the list" or how to spot a suicide bomber. I did memorize it for future use! :) The list has 12 points for men and 11 for women
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Jan 30, 2012
Arthur
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Jack Reacher's on a subway in New York City when he spots a woman who scores very high on the Israeli "tell" list for suicide bombers. He's half right and off on an adventure chasing bad guys around NYC while also being chased by all the good guys. With a Metro card, an ATM card, no fixed address and no cell phone he manages to kill a load of bad guys and also to get lucky.
Child presents the dialogue and reveals the meaning several pages later. "How did I miss that?" More...
Child presents the dialogue and reveals the meaning several pages later. "How did I miss that?" More...
