Lee Child

[scottishbookworm]

www.leechild.com (http://www.leechild.com)

I don't know if there's a thread already posted on lee child but I'll post one here!:D

[Purple Poppy]

Had a look. He is a new author for me. But looks interesting. I shall keep an eye on this thread :)

[Wraith*]

I've read all his Jack Reacher books and I think they're great. He's one of the few authors I activly keep surveillance on to check for new books.

[~V~]

I've read all his Jack Reacher books and I think they're great. He's one of the few authors I activly keep surveillance on to check for new books.

same here

i do think he's in danger of becoming formulaic though

and he's done the opposite to elizabeth george, being a brit who sets his stories in the usa

[Wraith*]

Yeah I agree. I do hope he doesn't go the way of Colin Forbes.

That guy brings out a book a year and I've read about 15 of them and they're all almost exactly the same. I don't see why people still buy them.

[Maureen]

I've read all his Jack Reacher books and I think they're great. He's one of the few authors I activly keep surveillance on to check for new books.

I have read a few of these, and enjoyed them. He's one of the authors I turn too, when I cannot decide on anyone else to tell you the truth...a "comfort author", if that exists.

[scottishbookworm]

The first book I picked up of Lee Child is "The Enemy" I found it a good read.

Anyone read that one?

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[Maureen]

Yep, guilty. a while ago though....

[rosegarden]

I listened to The Visitor last year and really enjoyed it. Lots of twists and turns and unpredictability.

Carole

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[Pilgrim]

I have One Shot on the e-bookshelf and am looking forward to it.

[Wraith*]

He did one book but for the life of me I can't remember the title but it was a prequal where Reacher was back in the Army. I really liked that one, it helped him develop in my mind. I'd like to see a few more like that. And bring back neagley lol

[scottishbookworm]

He did one book but for the life of me I can't remember the title but it was a prequal where Reacher was back in the Army. I really liked that one, it helped him develop in my mind. I'd like to see a few more like that. And bring back neagley lolthat title was "The Enemy"

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[john]

I read Killing Floors six years ago now and I became a real Jack Reacher addict. I enjoy both Lee Child’s writing and his imaginative stories. I think he’s a remarkable man and I’ve found some really interesting interviews on this new web-site: www.jackreacher.co.uk (http://www.jackreacher.co.uk/).

[Wraith*]

Hi John and welcome to the BookClubForum. Feel free to visit the Introductions Forum (http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11) and tell us a bit about yourself.

Lee Child has been discussed HERE (http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2575&highlight=reacher) previously :)

Enjoy,

Wraith :cool:

[Michelle]

Thanks Wraith, I'll merge the threads. :)

[scottishbookworm]

Lee child has a new book out called BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE!

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[Sugar]

I've read Killing Floors - but haven't felt the urge to pick up any more. However, the plot of Bad Luck and Trouble looks intriguing and I'm very tempted...

[papillon]

I've read all Lee Child's books and enjoyed everyone although my favourites are "DieTrying" (the one after "Killing Floor" Sugar so maybe it's worth picking him up again) and the other is "Persuader". I liked the trip back with "The Enemy" too.

[Jean]

Has anyone else read this? I got it as a birthday present over the weekend and have just tonight cracked it open (probably a mistake to start it on a work night, since I can't seem to put a Jack Reacher book down until I have read it through, and six a.m. comes awfully early!) This is Child's eleventh Jack Reacher novel and I have read and thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. I love his tight, clean writing style, and the impossible jams Reacher gets himself into, and OUT of. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has read it, and what you thought of it.

Jean :D

[Oblomov]

I bought Child's Die Trying at Heathrow on my way to Singapore last year. I'm afraid I found the book very boring, pretentious and frankly illogical. The characters were very cardboard and the situations highly improbable in this day and age. Even allowing a margin for artist's licence, there has to be a modicum of common sense to a supposedly serious story and this one had none. I will not be wasting any more money on Lee Child's books.

[aromaannie]

I think I might give his books a try - any recommendations as which one to start with?

[Jean]

Aromaannie, I haven't yet read one I didn't like. If it were me, I would start with The Killing Floor, which was his first, and work my way through, oldest to newest. They are very fast-paced, exciting books and it doesn't take long to get through them.
Jean :D

[Maureen]

I have read and quite enjoyed a couple of his too, however not so much that I would list him as one of my preferred authors. I also did not try to read all the books, as I usually do when I discover a new author which i really like.

[aromaannie]

Aromaannie, I haven't yet read one I didn't like. If it were me, I would start with The Killing Floor, which was his first, and work my way through, oldest to newest. They are very fast-paced, exciting books and it doesn't take long to get through them.
Jean :D


Thanks - have added it to my wish list at Amazon

[Jean]

I finished Bad Luck and Trouble yesterday and enjoyed every word of it. I normally polish off a Jack reacher novel in a sitting or two, but a family member is in the hospital, so I have been busy visiting. I find Child's style to be very entertaining reading. He has a way of creating scenarios that seem impossible, and then within a few pages, handing the reader a solution that is perfectly reasonable, and not at all contrived. I'm already looking forward to next year's offering: Play Dirty. :D

[Pennan]

I have just finished Bad Luck and Trouble and thought it was great, very enjoyable

[burghead lass]

These are two books of Lee Childs that I have not red

[Jordan]

I've only read on Lee Child novel, Die Trying. I actually bought it out of blind luck. I read the back, it sounded good and i liked the cover, so i got it. I had no idea that it was a series of some sort.

It was a very good novel, but i think i liked it for the reasons that weren't key to the series. I hated the Jack Reacher character. So bland, so Bond-like. What i did like was the antagonists in the novel and the idea of gaining their Independence. I thought it was a very well thought out idea. I doubt i'll read another Lee Child novel. The character of Jack Reacher is just so invisible to me, he has nothing intresting about him. That's just my opinion, i'm sure many think otherwise and that's fair enough. :)

[Loopyloo100]

Hi Jordan

I tend to agree with you about Jack Reacher even though I've read a few. I've read Die Trying and there was one passage in the book that really had me gripped - it lasted about 5 pages - I just wondered if you would know what I'm referring to and if it had the same affect on you? (Don't want to add any spoilers!)

[Jordan]

Hmm...it's been a year since i've read it. Cannot really remember any specific parts. Not wanting to spoil anyone, PM me the part you mean, see if jogs my memory.

[Maureen]

You can add any spoilers, and hide them by the use of spoiler tags like this :
here is where you can hide the spoilers This is achieved by doing [ spoiler] add text here [/spoiler ] without spaces.

[Loopyloo100]

Thank you Maureen!:)

I'll make use of that next time I need it.

[Ceinwenn]

I've read every Lee Child novel going. I love Jack Reacher, but I do wonder how much longer he can write these books without them all becoming a re-hash of previous books. His last one, Nothing to Lose, was a great one & the "mystery" in the book was completely unexpected!

[Severnlad]

I too like Jack Reacher and whilst I haven't yet read all of Lee Childs books I have every intention of doing so. I also receive regular updates from his official website www.leechild.com (http://www.leechild.com)
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[boo]

My sister lent me a Lee Child book a few months ago. Can't remember what it was called, the story involved a serial killer that targeted former female soldiers, and the FBI were involved.
Enjoyed the book well enough and have bought my sister a couple of his other books as she loved it and it was so different from her ususal choices.
Having read some of the comments here, I think I would be tempted to read some of the early Jack Reacher books, but I don't think it's something I should overload on!!!!!

[burghead lass]

I love Jack Reacher and still have to get the first and latest book to add to my collection.