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| Author Lee Child admits he 'doesn't like' his character Jack Reacher and originally planned to end bestselling thriller series with him bleeding to death on 'filthy motel bathroom floor' |
| 2020-06-27 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 I also buy the Reacher series books at Thrift Stores. I enjoy the series and like trying to solve the mystery and predict Reacher’s next move. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2020-06-27 19:56 |
| #8 I've read most of them. In one forward, he mentions he purposefully made Reacher a bit unlikeable from the start, just to be different from other heroes. Child is obviously a Brit lefty, but he writes a good yarn. I buy them at thrift stores for a buck. |
| Posted by: Marilyn and Tenille6570 2020-06-27 16:52 |
| #7 I've read em all. Reacher's character is formulaic, as in singular but more complex as you read on. Onion gets peeled. Methinks he wants to spur sales/interest in every subsequent novel - "Could be his last!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-06-27 16:08 |
| #6 ...you get tired, it's pretty good staff |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-27 14:34 |
| #5 Actually, until |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-27 14:32 |
| #4 First, I have great difficulty reading anything on the DailyMail website because of all the blinking ads. But, from what I was able to read, it sounds like a writer has stumbled upon a formula that sells and, even though he doesn't like it, continues to use the formula because he likes the money. OK. I guess that's OK. But I wouldn't spend any of my money on it. Wouldn't waste my time reading it either. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-06-27 14:22 |
| #3 I'm the only person in the world he's scared of,' Mr Child said. A fictional character. Literally a figment of Child's imagination. I guess Child had to dream Reacher up so that Full disclosure: I've never read any of his stuff. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-27 12:22 |
| #2 Nothing like trying to snatch failure from the jaws of success. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-06-27 11:44 |
| #1 I wonder how Weber feels about Honor Harrington. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-27 11:29 |