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Jack Reacher books - any good?

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AnonYonimousBird · 27/06/2013 09:49

I know I am late to the party, but I keep hearing about JR books - are they for kids/teens, or are they "grown up" books?

And, furthermore, are they actually any good or just holiday/beach fodder to read with only one eye open? I genuinely know nothing about them and as the name keeps popping up I am interested to know!

Looking for some reading material for DH for over the holidays, he always leaves it til the last minute and I suspect deepest rural France may not have a massive supply of books in English!

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MrsSalvoMontalbano · 27/06/2013 13:32

Love 'em! Originally bought one several years ago in a supermarket for DH to read on hols. We ended up ripping it in half so he could start reading it before I finished Grin Sheer escapism, each year I buy two copies of the latest for DH & I to read on the first night of pour hols, and now that DS (15) has nearly caught up with the backlog, this year will be 3 copies Grin

ZacharyQuack · 27/06/2013 13:16

I love Jack Reacher. The first one is Killing Floor, but each one is stand alone so you don't have to read them in order. Because he is a loner and he travels, each book has a different location and a different cast of characters.

You're going to read one and you're going to love it and then you'll be so happy that there are 16 more books to read.

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AnonYonimousBird · 27/06/2013 10:18

Portofino - I'm with you there!

Well, I think I may get one (do you need to read them in order???) and see what we think.

Thanks all.

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Portofino · 27/06/2013 10:05

Both attributes which I would not think apply to Tom Cruise.....

Portofino · 27/06/2013 10:04

I love, love, love Jack Reacher. He can kill a man with his bare hands but seems to be quite hot in the sack too Grin

Travelledtheworld · 27/06/2013 10:04

Yes, I reckon your DH will enjoy them.

Travelledtheworld · 27/06/2013 10:02

I love them !
definitely for adult or late teens since they are quite violent.
Jack is an ex US Army major,, now a drifter who travels round the USA odd jobbing and crime solving. I like the way every novel is set in a different location. Jack travel light with a Toothbrush and a debit card and little else.

I find them compulsive reading. I you like crime/ action/ thrillers then they make great holiday reading. Knock spots off James Patterson, I don't like his style at all. Too predictable.

I am also a great fan of Elmore Leonard.

There is also a film starring Tom Cruise but I don't think it was very good. TC not right for the title role. jack is a very hard man.

Hope you enjoy.