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I found this book a bore which is very unusual as it's set when Jack was in active military service and these ones are my favorites but the actual story line didn't grab me.

It was all desk work, no action.

We all now know that Lee Child had itchy feet with this series. I wouldn't be surprised if this book was being drafted while he was deciding whether to hand over to Andrew Child or to finish it up.

Not up to the usual standard at all.

I‘m a fan of the Jack Reacher series and have been reading the books in order for the past few years. Night School takes us back to 1996 when Reacher was still an MP in the US Army. After receiving a medal, he is immediately sent off to night school where he meets an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. They soon figure out they are not attending a school, but instead being sent on a special mission in Hamburg, Germany. #MountTBR

Book 1 of my 100 books in 2021 goal!

I alway enjoy a Jack Reacher book. 🎃 🍁

In this Reacher novel we go back in time Reacher is still in the army and placed on an NSA task force to track down - well no spoilers do you‘ll have to read the book if you want to know. I love these books and this one does not disappoint.

Exactly what you expect from a Jack Reacher book. Maybe a little bit slower than normal, but a quick and easy read that keeps the suspence high enough.

Brilliant, as always.. 😊

Onto the next one in the #jackreacher series.. This one is apparently a flashback to when Jack was still in the army.. 😊 #leechild.. #goodreads.. #litsy.. #lovebooks.. #kindle..

Not my favourite Reacher story. A bit slow to get going and not as action-packed as usual.

I enjoyed this book with another adventure along with Jack Reacher

February has turned out to be a very busy month. I'm not even sure why. But I've been doing a lot of reading on my phone so I've been catching up with Jack Reacher which gives me a check on my #mountTBRchallenge for finishing out a series. All but the very last one which still has a long list for holds! @DivaDiane These are so-so books but I enjoy them as pure escapist stories.

Any day I get to start a new Jack Reacher novel is a good day.

12th straight hour in school for second day in a row... parent open houses!

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Hubby is listening to this on his commute. Someone lent us the hardback, so I decided to race him to the end. I win! This isn't the best Reacher ever, but it sure enough kept me turning pages. I read this one wildly out of order, but it's a flashback to Reacher's Army career, and a fun reminder of a pre-internet/cellphone world.

I have a very bad habit of buying books in airports and Lee Child, in an airport on a long layover while transiting is an auto buy. I'm not a fan of the first person novels but this is a solid third person narration & classic Reacher. It's everything you expect from Child - well written, the known cadence, a decent twist and inventive plot. Perfect for a long plane ride or lazy afternoon (& to have purchased books on 3 diff continents in 18hrs 😉)

#BookNLunch! Accompaniment this thunderstorming afternoon: an A1 burger (angus beef, sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, pickles, A1 sauce cooked in), fries, and a Coke. MMMmm ?! (Reacher would be proud! ??) Happy reads & happy eats! ???

#BookNDinner! Breakfast-for-dinner edition 😁👍🏻👍🏻! Accompaniment this bright, hot evening: cheesy scrambled eggs, roast beef hash, toasted peasant bread, and lime sparkling mineral water. This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

#BookNDinner! Accompaniment this hot and sunny evening: fettuccine with marinara and fresh veggies, and cheesy baked ciabatta, and lime sparkling mineral water. MMMmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

I just have to say.....this book smells REALLY good! Reminds me of the books I used to get from #Scholastic when I was a kid. 😍😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! #BookScent

I've read every one of the previous Reacher novels. They're a guilty secret. Pure trash but completely addictive.

Usually I finish a new one in two, three days at most but this one was started at Christmas and left just more than half finished.

I wanted to love it but has Lee Child simply repeated the formula once to often? I'm feeling disloyal to the big man. Tell me if it's worth persisting please.

It wasn't my favorite Reacher yet, but the ending was great. Just had a slow start to it.

I LOVE Reacher. I just hope this isn't as, dare I say icky, as Make Me.

Literary festivals, prizes for Russian and Arabic literature, and interviews with Neil Gaiman and Jacqueline Wilson in today's Brit Lit news https://britlitblog.com/2017/04/25/today-in-brit-lit-news-25th-april-2017/

Nothing like some good Sunday morning train reading....

Predictable but good

I can see the reasons that it's been a bestseller for so long, but just not my type of subject matter. The ending was well worth forcing through it though. My first Jack Reacher.. I will try another eventually. ✌🏻

#catsoflitsy #prisma

I liked it, but didn't love it. I had a lot of fun, and was engaged throughout. But it was a little bit of a let-down after Make Me. A mediocre Reacher is still better than so many books -- and this was both mediocre and better -- I'm glad I read this, and can't imagine how anyone who likes a suspense/thriller novel wouldn't. Still, Child is capable of more, and I hope he delivers that next time. (my complete take: http://wp.me/p3z9AH-2Dk)

We're trying to decide which direction to head next! #bookwormproblems #catsoflitsy

I've been reading this series since Killing Floor, but it's not been improving for some time now.

Way under my goal of 50 books. This election year caused me to spend way too much time on Twitter and MSNBC. 10,000 pages is not to shabby I guess.

Almost 50% read and I quit. I felt like I was forcing myself to read and that's not what reading should be. Reacher says nothing and a lot of nothing was happening in this latest Reacher novel. I hate to say that I think I'm done with this series. I haven't been able to finish the last 2 out of 3.

"Exactly patriotic. My country, right or wrong. Which means nothing unless you admit your country is wrong sometimes. Loving a country that is right all the time would be common sense, not patriotism"

I don't necessarily expect my thrillers to deliver wisdom, but I like it when they do.

Child is an excellent storyteller. I willingly suspend belief when I read him, happy to just go along for the ride.

Thriller Audio Anything read by Dick Hill will make me happy. Anything Reacher will make me happy. So overall the story made me happy except for the fact I never read the blurb and didn't realize that it was going to be a back story. Once the confusion was cleared up, it was your typical break all the rules and get it done kind of kick ass book. A plot that would have been unraveled by the power of Google and a cell phone. Go 1990s! +

Didn't love this one but it still kept me interested enough to read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Under 100 pages left in Night School and then I will have made my goal for this year. 😊📚

Jack Reacher, left over pizza, and coffee for breakfast. 60 pages to go in this before a library run today. Happy Saturday!

Love the Reacher books!! This was a good one.

Have to work today (Yes, work on Thanksgiving) and then I will get more reading done this evening. Started "Night School" yesterday. Not too interested in it as I hoped I would be. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hopefully you're all with your families and not stuck at work like me. ??

I love this quote! I, too, have a healthy yet skeptical respect of this country.

Feeling out of sorts this morning...hopeful lunch with Reacher will cure that.

Anybody else read and cook? I've also got Christmas carols going!

Lunch with Reacher...