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Frank asked this question about Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18):
Is anyone else distracted by all the britishisms in Lee child's writing? Talking about kerbs instead of curbs , neighbour,queue instead of lanes or lines ? Even British slang....I'm reading never go back and it's full of stuff like that. I know child is a Brit but jack reacher is supposed to be an American born and raised.....not for nothing, but I think an American character.should have an American voice. Just sayin
Lisa Yes! In my review, I didn't say why, but that is it exactly!

"Pretty good as far as it goes, but one thing yanked me out of the book to remind me of th…moreYes! In my review, I didn't say why, but that is it exactly!

"Pretty good as far as it goes, but one thing yanked me out of the book to remind me of the author. It's hard to forgive an author for something like that, but Lee Child did it this time."(less)
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