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Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

jakelewis_23_'s review

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4.0

Another great book, not quite as good as Killing Floor for me but still brilliant! Reacher is quickly becoming a new favourite

nnoyes's review

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

4.75

alidottie's review

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3.0

3 and a half stars
Jack Reacher as you expect him. And, once again, his size is a big part of the story--making me question once again how Tom Cruise ever got the part in the movies!

eitan743's review

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adventurous tense fast-paced

5.0

ironfordy85's review

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

4.0

off_balance's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

beer_matt's review against another edition

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4.0

I love the Reacher books. I don't like American mass market media, particularly TV. But, when I'm I reading about Jack's adventures, I find myself wanting to know about America, not the America you see on the screen, the real America. I find myself looking on Google Maps and Wikipedia to find out more about the places that Jack visits. I never get the urge to visit the USA unless I've just read Lee Child!

This installment of Reacher is expected fayre, you get what you want. A page-turner, but a bit rushed towards the end, you realise that how the baddies will meet their end, but it felt a bit laboured, a bit deus ex-machina.

Cheers

kiminindy's review

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5.0

always excellent! "You don't mess with the special investigators".....

rhubarbguru's review

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

After thinking I might be done with this series after book #1, I dove more into it because I love the Amazon Prime show…and God help me, I love Jack Reacher books now

I jumped way ahead from book 2 to this one because they don’t really follow each other in a series besides a mention or two (at most) to the original book, and I want to watch season 2 of Reacher and wanted to read this first, as Season 2 is based on this book. 

I really enjoyed it. A great book bringing together the former Special Investigators and the ending was quite satisfying. I hope Child brings back the team in future stories, as it was fun reading them interact. Especially O Donnell who’s hilarious. 

Can’t wait to read more Reacher books. I’m officially a middle aged man saying that I guess 

julcoh's review

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3.0

One of the better Reacher novels, he gets back together with some old teammates and wreaks havoc on the bad guys. etc etc. A fun ride.