Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Persuader by Lee Child

4 reviews

theinfamousj's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Let's be honest, thrillers like this are brain candy summer blockbuster in a book. And this one did not disappoint. It meets expectations. And though I had to put it down mid-read, when I picked it back up it was a page turner up until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

gladosisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Best Jack Reacher book yet (and I've read a lot of them!) Struggled a bit getting into it at first, especially as I dont usually like the first person Reacher books, but

once I worked out the opening misdirect/what was really going on

it was impossible to put down. Also enjoyed getting to see more Reacher backstory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hk848's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Trafficking, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Persuader wasn't my favorite of the Jack Reacher novels. It's told in an interesting way, with the actions of "now" heavily influenced by something Reacher did 10 years ago. It's also... boring. Very little happens in the story, and yet the action is somehow spread out over 300 pages within a very short time span. The reason Reacher is after Quinn is left until far too late - the story within a story doesn't make sense until more than halfway through the book, and even then the "why" isn't very strong until the last few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail