Calling All Jack Reacher Fans

Captain Crunch · July 18th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, Nothing To Lose, has just been published. This is the 12th novel in the series. If you haven't read them, you're missing out!

goawayfarm · July 18th, 2008, 09:06 AM

Good series........just finished 'Bad Luck & Trouble'......

TheGreatGonzo · July 18th, 2008, 09:11 AM

I love the series, but I thougth "Nothing to Lose" was the weakest so far. I just did not care for it too much. It got a little too political for my tastes. Still, a great series of books.
Gonzo

David in FL · July 18th, 2008, 09:43 AM

We enjoy the Reacher books, they're quick, entertaining reads.

His accounts of his time/experiences in the military in general and with respect to the military police in particular can border on the ridiculous though and makes for some painful reading.

Captain Crunch · July 18th, 2008, 01:56 PM

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His accounts of his time/experiences in the military in general and with respect to the military police in particular can border on the ridiculous though and makes for some painful reading.

As a former MOS 95B, I have to agree!

Sergeant Mac · July 18th, 2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Crunch

As a former MOS 95B, I have to agree!

+1

I love the books, but the author clearly has not a freaking clue what US Army Military Police actually DO.

(makes for interesting backstory, though)

mulle46 · July 19th, 2008, 09:08 PM

Love the series, but I noticed one thing. Has anyone else noticed that Reacher becomes more incredible and superhero-like as the series progresses? Or is just me?

UpOn2Wheels · July 21st, 2008, 07:41 AM

Another fan here. If I'm not mistaken, Lee Child is actually from the UK, so it's no surprise that he takes some liberties with the details of the US military.

Still, the books are great airport reading.

crzy4guns · July 24th, 2008, 09:55 AM

You have just given me some new reading material when I am at the fire station during those down times when we are not running calls or attending training sessions. Thanks Captain!

Ron · July 24th, 2008, 01:34 PM

One of the best, along with James Burke, Roger Crais, Harlen Coben, Stuart Kaminsky, Steve Hamilton and Wilson's "Repairman Jack" series.

July 18th, 2008, 02:21 AM	#1
Captain Crunch Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montana, The Treasure State Posts: 7,111	Calling All Jack Reacher Fans Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, Nothing To Lose, has just been published. This is the 12th novel in the series. If you haven't read them, you're missing out! __________________ Memo to the President: I'll keep my guns, money & freedom... You can keep the "change!" Terry

July 18th, 2008, 09:06 AM	#2
goawayfarm VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 2,028	Good series........just finished 'Bad Luck & Trouble'...... __________________ Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

July 18th, 2008, 09:11 AM	#3
TheGreatGonzo Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 445	I love the series, but I thougth "Nothing to Lose" was the weakest so far. I just did not care for it too much. It got a little too political for my tastes. Still, a great series of books. Gonzo __________________ Sometimes good people have to do bad things to bad people to keep bad people from doing bad things to good people.

July 18th, 2008, 09:43 AM	#4
David in FL Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,742	We enjoy the Reacher books, they're quick, entertaining reads. His accounts of his time/experiences in the military in general and with respect to the military police in particular can border on the ridiculous though and makes for some painful reading. __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

July 19th, 2008, 09:08 PM	#7
mulle46 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 462	Love the series, but I noticed one thing. Has anyone else noticed that Reacher becomes more incredible and superhero-like as the series progresses? Or is just me? __________________ You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt

July 21st, 2008, 07:41 AM	#8
UpOn2Wheels Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 78	Another fan here. If I'm not mistaken, Lee Child is actually from the UK, so it's no surprise that he takes some liberties with the details of the US military. Still, the books are great airport reading.

July 24th, 2008, 09:55 AM	#9
crzy4guns Distinguished Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,344	You have just given me some new reading material when I am at the fire station during those down times when we are not running calls or attending training sessions. Thanks Captain! __________________ The closest helping hand is the one at your wrist.

July 24th, 2008, 01:34 PM	#10
Ron Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,306	One of the best, along with James Burke, Roger Crais, Harlen Coben, Stuart Kaminsky, Steve Hamilton and Wilson's "Repairman Jack" series. __________________ "It does not do to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." J. R. R. Tolkien

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