Die Trying: Jack Reacher, Book 2

Reacher finds himself being kidnapped in the wrong place at the wrong time. Child keeps the reader engaged thinking and trying to come to conclusions but Child keeps the reader second guessing.

Always enjoy his books

I had mixed feelings about this book, and I will write this in such a way to avoid spoilers. I could be much more clear on my comments if I did use spoilers. First, generally speaking, this book was (for the most part) a page-turner for me, and now I want to read more—potentially all— of the remaining Reacher series. I did not have that feeling after his first Reacher book.Pro: The first third was highly engaging in its suspense and action—I was thinking “this is a great read.” The book picked up again from time to time, but not with the continued plausible reality and suspense of the first third. Five stars for this part of a crime thriller book.Con: The book then turned silly and unrealistic, except that the lead antagonist was indeed, as stated by the author, crazy, and in real life it is plausible that crazy or evil people do sometimes have mindless, devoted, followers. Among the sane characters, their motivations and actions were often not believable. The end of the book was not satisfying to me. If you read it, you will see what happens to Reacher (and to his romance), and you will form your own opinion. The final scene (in the last page or two) is totally unbelievable and unfulfilling. Until near the end, much of the story after the first third drags on and on, with repeat, unbelievable scenes. Two stars for this part of a crime thriller book, maybe three, being charitable.Overall: Four stars out of five, being charitable, otherwise three stars. Just good enough that I probably will start reading Reacher 3 soon.

Threats to the nation and a reluctant super soldier to sort it out. Exactly what we expect in this genre. The protagonist and antagonist are one dimensional, predictable, and robotic. It was a fun read but that’s about all I can say.

On a bright sunny day in Chicago, a woman is going to bring in her clothes to a dry cleaner. Since she is limping and is on crutches, Jack Reacher wants to help her. What he doesn’t know is that this woman is being followed and before you know it, he, along with the woman, is kidnapped by four thugs. Once inside the van, Reacher learns that the woman that is kidnapped is Holly Johnson, an FBI agent. The kidnappers aren’t saying why they decided to kidnap this woman and Reacher isn’t getting any answers right away. It seems that neither one is going to get out of this alive. This is the beginning of Die Trying by Lee Child. I can’t help but say from the start that this is the best book I’ve read by Child since I started reading the books in order. I like the way Child builds the tension in the story as we slowly learn who the kidnappers are and what they are going to do. There are a lot of layers that are peeled away in the story and each layer builds more suspense and adds to the plot. There are a lot of surprises along the way as a result. I thought it was creative that we see the kidnappers connection to a bigger group and what the group represented. It does come right out of the headlines that you read in the newspapers and it was a great way to make a connection that built up the suspense even more. Holly Johnson was not only an FBI agent but she was tough as well, even under the worst of circumstances. Child built a great character here and you knew she was not helpless although having Reacher there as a protector even in dire circumstances made the book even better. What can you say about Reacher. He’s the one who still has to play the hero and of course, that means being a sniper and stopping this insane group of radicals who hate the government. There is a lot that he has to deal with throughout the story and each part of the plot involves him solving one problem before another one comes up right after that. I had no problem with the point of view changing throughout the story as it switched to the FBI agents looking for Holly to the kidnappers and the group. It was a great way to add tension to the story since you didn’t know what the ultimate role the FBI would play in the story as well. Compared to One Shot and Running Blind, this is my favorite Lee Child novel and I would easily give it five stars. I’l be anxious to see how the other ones are after reading this one.

muy buen libro

Haven’t read it yet, can’t wait. The cover and the book seems good. Value for money, Escpecially if you like the first book

Este é o segundo livro cujo personagem principal é Jack Reacher, e devido a isso você vai conhecendo melhor o personagem, ou seja, suas características. No livro numero 1 nota-se que Jack Reacher é militar, ou melhor, da policia militar do exército. Imagine um Ranger, ou um Fuzileiro Naval criando problemas, ou que teve um surto psicótico, quem é chamado pra resolver?, É logico que é o policial do exército que tem que ser muito mais preparado do que aqueles que pertencem aos grupos especiais. No livro 1 é citado que ele pediu baixa depois de 13 anos servindo. Neste livro que é o de numero 2, Jack Reacher é descrito como uma pessoa alta acima da média e que ele é Sniper (franco-atirador).A estória é excelente, onde ele é envolvido por acidente num sequestro realizado por uma milicia racista. Portanto se você está na dúvida,fique tranquilo, você vai gostar de ler este livro. Eu garanto.

Me gusto mucho, no puedes esperar nada profundo de una novela de este tipo pero es muy entretenida para practicar el ingles

Non ho terminato la lettura del libro, sono a quasi metà, però posso dire che le mie aspettative sono state soddisfatte, avevo letto dello stesso autore the Affair e mi era piaciuto molto spingendomi ad acquistare altri due titoli dello stesso. Mi piace la descrizione che l'autore fa dei personaggi protagonisti e di quelli che entrano in contatto con essi, l'analisi psicologica a cui l'autore sottopone i personaggi, Child parte quasi sempre da una situazione o da un particolare per arrivare a descrivere il lato più oscuro del personaggio di turno. Non ci sono mezze misure nei soggetti, da una parte ci sono i cattivi che sono spietati quasi non umani, senza sentimenti, e dall'altra i buoni. Il protagonista femminile è presente e fa da controaltare a Reacher non lasciandolo solo sulla scena. Il presente libro supera di gran lunga the Affair in quanto a thrilling e colpi di scena.