Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)
by Lee Child
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Author: Lee ChildEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN: 0385340567
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Book Reviews of Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)
Book Review: "Nothing to Lose" Loses Its Grip on Me
Summary: 3 Stars
Jack Reacher (or Lee Child) has kept me company much of the past two summers, catching up on all 11 books, and I eagerly awaited "Nothing to Lose." This is my first real disappointment in the series for a number of reasons.
That recycling plant and the Despair populace were just too unbelievable. Are they born-again bombers? A lynch mob? Robots? For sure they were all stupid since the entire town couldn't hunt down Reacher (who was, to his credit, apparently driving an invisible black police car) and finish him off. Is it be possible a town like that could even exist in this century with one omnipotent master, a nearby military MP base, huge amounts of truck traffic, yet one two-lane road leading to Hope?
How many men can Reacher alone beat up in one fight? The second time he came into Despair, you'd think one of the guys would have just pulled a revolver, capped ol' Jack and hauled him into the desert. Sure that would end the series, a terrible thing to think about, but Reacher keeps putting himself in weird dire situations that have become pretty far-fetched.
Also, I'd like to think that Reacher would not have become a lover to a married woman, even given the situation. Friends and confidantes, yes, but I thought Reacher had more sense.
I also agree with an earlier reviewer about not needing to read Reacher's views on the current state of the military. I don't know many ex-military who would criticize like Reacher (or Child) did. I read for escape, not lectures.
Still and all, it was a Reacher book. Just not near the best in a series where the bar of good writing/reading has been set higher than most.
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