Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Sep 18, 2018 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I have not seen a Jack Reacher film, and this is the first Lee Child book I have read. It started out slow, but then the plot just picked up speed and I couldn't put it down. I'm not going to summarize the plot because I am very glad I went in blind.

02/18/2022: Re-reading. I really liked the Amazon Prime Mini-series Reacher. I thought it was well done, although there were some things that were not in the book. I really liked the casting in the show. ...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Laura rated it liked it

Shelves: xx-2011-xx

What I liked: his writing style, the characters, parts of the plot

What I didn't like: too much coincidental stuff, Rambo stuff that just wouldn't happen in real life that way. Or even close. Violence too graphic for me. ...more

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Apr 06, 2009 Nanosynergy rated it it was ok

Shelves: mysteries-thrillers-espionage, reviewed, 2010read

A first novel and clearly a 'man-book'. Requires a significant suspension of disbelief that a drifting homeless veteran, who is on a personal quest to learn about a deceased blind guitar player, coincidentally ends up in this particular town when he does and that this drifter becomes so central to the action. Reacher is, of course, a deadly weapon, supposedly bright, has a good physique, and is irresistible to women despite his drifting, jobless state. He is fearless and kills with little twinge ...more

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May 06, 2010 Sunflower rated it liked it

Shelves: series-books, fiction-read-2010

Jack Reacher: an impossibly clever fighting machine who appeciates his new found freedom and wants to live an untraceable life. He pays cash for everything, keeps moving, and no doubt wanders into many adventures after this one, the first of a series. He does seem to have a high body count by the end of the book, a lot of blood has flowed out of its original vessels and into the environment, and the one thing that might have tied him down from his wanderings is efficiently dealt with in the last ...more

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Feb 11, 2025 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2025, mystery, suspense, action, corruption, georgia, small-town

Jack Reacher has arrived at the small town of Margrave, Georgia because he rembered his brother telling him a story about a musician who died there. Shortly after his arrival he is arrested for a murder that occured the night before. Reacher is a former military police officer who is currently roaming the country. After learning the identity of the murder victim reacher becomes involved in the investigation. The story was interesting though there was a lot of violence. I liked the main character ...more

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