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Echo Burning by Lee Child

2 reviews

celbl8o's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Not my favorite Reacher novel I've read so far, but the ending was by far one of the best I've seen from this series. I found it hard to like most of the side characters for a majority of the novel, which I think held me back from fully enjoying it. Still, I found myself thoroughly entertained throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Child abuse, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Sexism, Rape, Torture, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Echo Burning is difficult to rate and review. Because it's not anywhere near as good as the last few Jack Reacher novels, but it's better than the first. This one takes a long time to get into the 'page turning, pulse racing, thriller' section. A long time. Almost too long. For more than half the book, the only interesting thing in the entire book is the watchers. And the team. Otherwise, it's a rather run of the mill fiction novel, with a plot so broad it's hard to pin down the correct genre. Once Reacher puts some pieces together, then we get to the reason to read Reacher novels. 

One of the things I dislike most about this series is how abruptly they end. With everything getting tied up in a neat bow far too quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Rape