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| Original Title: | Tripwire |
| ISBN: | 0515128635 (ISBN13: 9780515128635) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jack Reacher #3, Jack Reacher Chronological Order #6 |
| Characters: | Jodie Garber, Victor "Hook" Hobie, Chester Stone, Marilyn Stone, Jack Reacher |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) Florida Keys(United States) Manhattan, New York City, New York(United States) |
Lee Child
Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.09 | 90811 Users | 3547 Reviews
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This isn't a review, because I just started reading this book, but I couldn't help sharing my irritation. I like Lee Child's storytelling skills, and Jack Reacher is a fun character to read about. Unfortunately, his prose is like fingernails on a chalkboard. Most irritating of all, it's not irredeemably bad, it just needs a good editor. Who is Lee Child's editor? Does he even have one? For instance: "Are you Jack Reacher?" the guy asked for the third time. Reacher set his bottle on the table and shook his head. "No," he lied. We, the readers, are fully aware this man is Reacher, because we've been told so at least a dozen times in the past three pages. "He lied" is unnecessary and stupid. It would have had more impact had Child simply written "No," he said." "Who wants him?" Reacher asked. "My client," Costello said. "Lady called Mrs. Jacob." Reacher sipped water. The name meant nothing to him. Jacob? Never heard of any such person. The line "Jacob? Never heard of any such person," should be deleted from the page, burned, and flushed down the toilet. A few pages later, Reacher enjoys a "steak that hung off both sides of the plate at once." Is there any way for a steak to hang off both sides of a plate not at once? Are these two, irritating little words there to ensure we know that this isn't one of those steaks that hangs off both sides of the plate, but not at the same time, because it has legs and walks back and forth? I could go on and on, but I won't. Tough guy characters need tough-guy prose. To properly craft terse, tough-guy prose, Child needs a good editor. He doesn't have one. --update-- OK, I finished. Of the first three novels about Jack Reacher, this was far and away my least favorite. Besides the poorly edited, hackneyed prose, the story takes forever to get going. The first two Reacher books both have slam-bang openings that carry the reader through some of the more boring bits, but this one doesn't, which makes all the repeated verbs and interminably long descriptions of people doing things harder to get through. The first 200 pages could have been edited down to 75, and pages 200-400 could have been edited down to 100. The climactic 150 pages are pretty good, but it takes too long to get there. The first two Reacher books weren't great, but they weren't boring. Unfortunately this one is. It could have been a tight 325-page thriller, but it's a bloated 550-page snoozer. Comparisons to Hammett and Chandler are way off. If anything, Lee Child is a higher quality Don Pendleton.
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| Title | : | Tripwire (Jack Reacher #3) |
| Author | : | Lee Child |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2000 by Jove (first published June 28th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Crime. Action |
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RATING: 3 STARS(Review Not on Blog)I really enjoyed the first book, and thought the second book was not as good, but still a decent read. This one just dragged for me. I did finish the book but it was bit of a slog. I am in the minority, so check other reviews.3-star. My somewhat lacklustre review follows:This could have been 4 stars, if not for the repetitive and excessively overwritten sections.Wow, the prose has improved a lot since books 1 and 2. More economical, better rhythm. ... but a different rookie mistake: Changing viewpoint between Reacher and thugs every paragraph. Sucks the tension and pacing right out of it"And the economical prose doesn't last. The last half of the book has lots of car and plane rides with uber-detail of seats and
I'll be honest with you..I enjoy reading thriller books but I don't know how to write reviews for them so if you're looking for an extensive analysis of this book I'm sorry to disappoint you.I've read second half of the book in one sitting so it is suffice to say that it was very interesting. Not much action scenes in this one but it was filled with suspense and intriguing investigations with a very well executed plot twist.
Somewhere on Lee Childs desk there is a formula that looks something like this:1. Remind the reader that Jack Reacher is an ex-MP drifter; hes tall and strong and dangerous a tough guys tough guy, damn near bullet proof.2. Through no fault of his own, and without looking for trouble, Reacher gets in trouble.3. There will be a pretty woman and she will be attracted to Reacher.4. Create a sadistic bastard as an antagonist.5. Construct a thriller with mystery elements to keep the pages turning.6.
A more realistic book, in comparison to all the very unrealistic things he does in this series. It's probably because this plot follows more of a crime show storyline of detective work by Reacher and lady vs the previous books he was in situations without all the info or a way to investigate through normal channels. The story starts off with some guys finding Jack in the Florida Keys where he's been living and digging swimming pools. One guy is killed by two other guys and Jack investigates it
This is the third Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. My husband and I "buddy" read these. My husband loves Jack Reacher. After reading the first two in the series, I can see why the Reacher novels are so appealing to the male population. Lots of details on guns and weapons and lots of action. I enjoyed the first two as well, but not like my husband did. This one though made me a bigger fan. This is one of the third person novels. Jack is in Florida digging ditches for swimming pools when a private
I'm reading the Reacher series in order from 1 to whatever and this is my third. Loved #1. Liked #2. Not happy with #3. On the positive side, I read it pretty quickly and was just interested enough in the story that I didn't quit and throw it back on the shelf. That being said, this story was a pale comparison to the first two. I have several criticisms of this book, some major and some minor. On the minor side, the prose was suspect, redundant and often lazy. As some other reviewers have
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