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Nothing to Lose

Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Bantam Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

59 reviews
Sales Rank: 227

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.6

ISBN: 0593057023
EAN: 9780593057025
ASIN: 0593057023

Publication Date: March 24, 2008
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Nothing to Gain April 18, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

I have read every single Reacher novel and eagerly await each new release. If this had been the first I'd ever read, it would have been the last.

Most Reacher novels have me really itching to turn the page; this did too, but only to take me nearer to the end. The story is repetitive (how many ways are there to describe a slow journey over the same piece of road, time and again?), the characters (apart from Reacher) totally forgettable and the denouement, frankly, plain ridiculous.

I hope this is an isolated glitch in the series.

3 out of 5 stars

Not As Good As Some of His Other Books April 18, 2008
14 out of 19 found this review helpful

Contrary to what many reader's believe Lee Child is British, but moved with his family from Cumbria to the United States to begin a new career as an American thriller writer. What probably fools a lot of people is that is rare for a British author to be able to write American thrillers with any kind of authenticity. He has won a number of awards with his books and he lives just outside New York City with his American wife Jane. The couple have a grown-up daughter, Ruth and when Lee is not writing he shares his time between music, reader and supporting the New York Yankees.

I am a big fan of Lee Child's books but I found this one very difficult to get into. I don't know whether it is the fact that the character of Jack Reacher is starting to wear a little thin or the fact that I didn't think the storyline was as good as the author's other books. Having said that the book was perfectly readable, it just did not come up to my expectations.

Jack Reacher, Lee Child's main character is a footloose and fancy free former army cop, hard as nails when it suits him and not afraid to wander outside the law if it suits him or is going to get him results. Trouble follows him around like a bad smell, jack can never fathom out why, it just happens. Basically it is always Jack Reacher against the world and today is no different. In this new novel it is Jack Reacher against a whole town. He has just entered a sleepy Colorado town and they don't just want him out, they want him dead . . .

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent read, Jack strikes again... April 15, 2008
0 out of 9 found this review helpful

As usual, Jack shows up somewhere, finds trouble, sorts out a massive mess and gets a little love in between. It is just as we, Jack's fans, like it. If you liked the other books, this one will be just as exciting as the others...and as always, I cannot put it down before turning the last page. Excellent excellent excellent.
Sorry, I hate giving away the plot, hence the "personnal" view.... You won't be disappointed.

1 out of 5 stars

Utterly boring April 14, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

I have enjoyed every Jack Reacher book...until now. This is incredibly slow and boring. After 100 pages nothing has happened. After 300 pages I just gave up, which is something I hate to do. There was none of the pace and drama of One Shot, Tripwire and Echo Burning. Let's hope Lee Child is soon back to his best.

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed April 14, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

I like Lee Child's writing; I like Jack Reacher; I've read all the books.
That said, I'm afraid this is probably the worst of them. I never expected to tire of Child's writing but by half way my eyes were closing..
There's just nothing here. Plot is wafer thin. It's just, I dunno, weak. Sadly, don't know that I'll bother with the next one. Shame really.