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Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher Novels)

Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 803853

Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1

ISBN: 0385340559
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385340557
ASIN: 0385340559

Publication Date: May 15, 2007
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One of my favourites from the series... November 15, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Now having fought, plotted and cooly calculated his way through 11 always-enjoyable books, still carrying little more than pocket change and a toothbrush, it's not unreasonable to start looking for signs of cracks in the Jack Reacher series. After being slightly disappointed with "The Hard Way" I did start to wonder whether Child was running out of exciting situations in which to throw Reacher in at the deep end.

Whilst I see there are a few middling reviews here, I found "Bad Luck and Trouble" one of the most entertaining Reacher novels. It's tightly plotted, wonderfully tense and frequently very exciting.

Whilst I'd be disappointed if it became a habit, having Reacher working as part of a team on this occasion is a clever plot device implemented by Child. It does a handy job of reminding us just how much of an outsider Reacher is. He thinks a great deal in the novel as to whether his minimalstic lifestyle is really the right choice, with his old friends round him who seem comfortable in their relative wealth and materialism. But of course it's really a devise used to make sure we all get a timely remember just what it is about Reacher we loved in the first place.

Child is still my favourite thriller writer, and this is a cracking read. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars

Is Reacher past it? August 24, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

Where can I start, I am a big fan of Reacher every book I've read so far I found it hard to put down. After the first book I went to the local Library and ordered all his books they came in ones twos and four. Needless to say each one was devoured and on to the next one.
My wife complaining "You never talk to me, got your head in a book again"

Well I could put this book down and it took me a week to read this one, even reading a different author in between. Sacrilege. Previous to this early Reacher books were despatched in 24 hours.

A younger Reacher would have seen off these baddies with a little bit of help from a Lawyer, FBI Agent, Police and as usual a women, cause that's the kind of guy he is!

But I do like the interaction between his former Army colleagues and as a previous reviewer commented take him back to his army days. There must be rich Pickens there in the past with so many worldwide locations. The cold war, eastern block countries jumping across the wall, Japan, Filipino islands and lots more.

You have to admit Reacher getting a bit long in tooth.

5 out of 5 stars

Jack has a team August 23, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

After taking Jack Reacher on a not very convincing trip to the UK in "The Hard Way", this time Lee Child has him back in the streets and deserts of the USA where he is most comfortable. This is a much more gripping read, with a new dynamic as he gets together with a team of his old Special Investigator buddies. This device ratchets up the tension. Although the indestructable Reacher is obviously going to survive to catch a bus into the sunset at the end of the book, how many of his team will still be with him?

4 out of 5 stars

Great new characters but storyline a little limp August 7, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

I love Jack Reacher but agree with other reviewers that he has softened a little since the days of Echo Burning, Killing Floor and Tripwire. I really enjoyed this book but it did create a conflict for me. On one hand I love Jack Reacher because he is a loner who leaves no trace but on the other hand I enjoyed him hooking up with his old colleagues from 'back in the day' (his favourite phrase!).

I didn't feel that that the story line was as fast paced as some of the previous offerings but Lee Child has opened up the possibility of developing the Special Investigators who survived this romp.

I really enjoyed The Enemy, the only JR novel that returned to his MP days - I would like to see more of Jack from back along with Neagley, Dixon, Ortez and co.

For Jack Reacher fans, you will enjoy this book but you'll need to get used to a more civilised JR who has a passport, a bank account and friends. But at least his fold away toothbrush is still the only luggage he carries!!

5 out of 5 stars

He' back but different August 5, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

If this was the first Jack Reacher storyline I'd picked, I think I'd be very pleased with the hero - quite an intelligent yet hard-nosed ex-military man, saving the US (again) from others intent on taking it down.

Because I've read all the books, I'm rather confused! It starts well enough in true fashion but, as the story progresses, JR teams up with his former military buddies to deal with the problem. But in and amongst, he's suddenly become a maths expert so I wonder why none of this helped him in previous situations?

However, I suspended belief and got on with the story. He is, after all, a US hero and Lee Child continues to provide tough and final solutions to anyone stepping in the way of the hero.

Maybe JR is slowing down. Maybe the author needs the other three friends to build up some characterisation. Who knows? It's well worth a read and I await the next instalment - maybe to see if JR meets his childhood sweatheart and settles down. Fat chance!