The Enemy: A Jack Reacher Novel | 
pickThis installment in the Jack Reacher series goes back to 1990 to tell a story of one of his Army MP cases, a murder he is ordered to cover up. At the same time, his mother is dying, and he and his brother are finding their own ways of coping. Well written and poignant, it provides a lot of background and insight into Reacher's early life. Helps the reader understand why he is in some ways extremely capable and in others quite helpless.
"A person lives 60 years, does all kinds of things, knows all kinds of things, feels all kinds of things, and then it's over, like it never happened at all."
"We'll always remember her."
"No. We'll remember parts of her, the parts she chose to share, the tip of the iceberg. The rest, only she knew about. Therefore the rest already doesn't exist as of now." Dialogue between 2 brothers upon their mother's death.
pickBook 8 in the Jack Reacher series and this is where I go for a comfort read. I know I'm guaranteed to be immersed, taken away from reality and it's going to be a 5 star journey.
In this novel we see Jack in the army which Is something I'd been hoping for plus we got a bit of back story with his mother and his relationship with Joe, his brother.
I love the precision in the writing style in these books. Its so simple and straightforward.
pickThis is probably my least-favorite Jack Reacher book so far (maybe tied with Without Fail). It's the 12th full-length Reacher book I've read. [I'm not a fan of the short stories. There's not enough time to get serious and flesh things out.]
If one took a drink every time Child writes “I/she/he/Summer/the guy said nothing,“ one would need emergency care. It has a place in the story, but every other sentence in some sections is too much. We get it!
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5 hours 52 minutes so far .... mid flight ✈️ and starting some Jack Reacher 🥰📚🥰
Another episode I had to go back and watch, I only remembered it vaguely. Overall good episode, a little heavy-handed with the moralizing, but still entertaining.
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pickJack Reacher #8 - This was a really good one! It takes place when Reacher was active military police on a base in North Carolina. It was nice to meet Reacher‘s mom and his brother made several appearances. ❤️ #ReadingUSA2019 #NorthCarolina
pickI'm still surprised that I'm a fan of Lee Child, but I am. What's more, he's becoming one of my "bad mood/ stress reading" go to authors. Reacher always wins but the world isn't ever saccharine or sweet and it's refreshing to see someone doing the right thing, because it's the right thing even while knowing that it's going to cost them. Solid pacing, good and enjoyable plot and some deep & reflexive moments. Highly #recommended ????
I suspect if you polled most, they would not expect wisdom from a Jack Reacher book. They'd be wrong. #quote #unexpected
I'm sure #myownworstenemy should have made me think of book buying but instead I thought of food 😂😂
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Tbr piles everywhere 😀😀 can't stop buying. This isn't all of them. Too little time etc!
pickI enjoyed this story. This is part of the Jack Reacher series which are military mysteries. I do recommend it to anyone who likes those type of mystery books.
