Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)
by Lee Child
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Author: Lee ChildEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-24
ISBN: 044024367X
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Dell
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- ISBN13: 9780440243670
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)
Book Review: Well-crafted thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
The sheer number of reviews means that my 5 stars probably will not affect the average rating much, but I still want to give this thriller a big thumbs-up.
Critics are mentioning the political opinions that Child works into the plot, so if you disagree with those author opinions -- well, OK.
As for its view of religion, there is an evil preacher, but his cult is so clearly depicted as a real nutjob cult that I find it kind of baffling if real Christians are taking offense at it. In fact, another character shows up who's a really cool minister. It wouldn't surprise me if Child did this specifically to show that his villain does NOT represent the ministry as a whole. How the taggers and reviewers who call the book "anti-Christian" missed that, I don't know, but I did not find it anti-Christian at all, and I am one.
But as a thriller, it's one of his best, and I say that after being a bit disappointed with some plot silliness in his previous book (Bad Luck and Trouble, which was fun but deserves lower ratings than this one, as a story).
Here, Child takes a hard-to-make-suspenseful scenario and makes it a true nail-biter. There's plenty of action, but the plot does require Reacher to do a lot of information-gathering, and long journeys by foot. It's hard to keep the suspense high even through these passages, but Child does it. You can feel the tension, the disorienting blackness of a night crossing from one town to the other on foot, the teeth-grinding frustration Reacher feels, but must accept and cope with, when the suspect strands him out of town. The bits of the plot come together nicely, and the answer (for this reader) wasn't obvious early or uncovered too quickly. Interesting, believable local characters, with complex personal lives, are there too.
Unless you really can't stomach cynicism about the Iraq war, you'll be greatly entertained. If the politics will mar the experience that much for you, skip it, but it's a good GOOD entry in the series.
Summary of Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)
Two small towns in the middle of nowhere: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can?t find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four hostile locals, a vagrancy charge, and an order to move on. They?re picking on the wrong guy.
Reacher is a hard man. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing at all, except hardheaded curiosity. What are the secrets that Despair seems so desperate to hide?
With just one ally?a mysterious woman cop from Hope?and many enemies, Reacher goes up against a whole town, hunting the rich man at its core, cracking open his terrifying agenda, asking the question: Who has the edge?a man with everything to gain, or a man with nothing to lose?
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