Reviews

Echo Burning by Lee Child

kirstynicol's review against another edition

4.0

Always enjoy these books, easy listening & I love the narrator.

gabmc's review against another edition

3.0

This book took me quite a while to get into. I'm still not sure after five books, what I think of Jack Reacher as a character. In this book he finds himself in Texas, hitch-hiking on his way to both anywhere and nowhere. He is picked up by a young woman, Carmen, who has an interesting proposition for him. She has been beaten by her husband for years but as he has been in prison for eighteen months she has been safe for that time. However he is due to be released in a few days time and Carmen has been out on the roads searching for the right kind of man that she could pay to kill him. The situation is more complicated than it seems and Reacher has to use his investigative skills to get to the truth.

moragscot's review against another edition

2.0

The worst in the Jack Reacher series so far. I found myself skipping through the last few chapters desperate to get the book over and done with. The main female character is pathetically drawn and so unbelievable even when she's meant to be speaking the truth, I begin to wonder if the author has ever spent more than 5 minutes in the company of women. There was a whole chapter devoted to summarising the story so far, with Reacher, who doesn't like attention and isn't one for grand gestures, holding a Poirot-like "this is how he did it" scene, which was completely unnecessary - these stories aren't complicated. The final big battle was boring and too long. There are only so many ways one can describe a bleak desert landscape.

I'm glad it's over.

raisinsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nnoyes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

pio_near's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

traggy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

greaydean's review against another edition

3.0

A pretty good finish. A fabrication of plausible deniability, and a great deal of disbelief suspended. It works in the sense that in the end I want good to prevail. I left feeling good despite misgivings well through the middle of the book.

jbrito's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

microbiologist's review against another edition

2.0

By far the slowest passed and most boring Reacher I've ever read. It really takes its time to go anywhere, and where it goes isnt very interesting.
The female protagonist is very annoying. She is a battered wife, and abused, and I understand that, but the way she presents it to Reacher and seems to thing that he owes it to her to help her is just beyond irritating. Usually I want Reacher to help people when he's reluctant, but here I was just like, "Just leave man, not your prob." I'd have been happier woth that ending. Villains in this one are pretty underwhelming too.