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Die Trying by Lee Child

3 reviews

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thogek's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Murder

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I finished Killing Floor without a very high opinion of Jack Reacher or Lee Child. Reacher's a dick and the story was fine. Interesting twist, but not much more. I decided to give Die Trying a chance. It's much better. The story is tighter, and the third person limited POV makes it a much more intense and interesting read, as it allows for more perspectives on what is happening in the story.

Reacher is still a dick, but he's much less of one in Die Trying. Hell, he might even be a nice person in a few books. 

Die Trying is a little 'on the nose' with a homegrown militia group kidnapping a woman off the street to use as leverage in their little plot. Bringing Jack Reacher along was an oversight. An accident. One that will come back to bite them in the ass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Antisemitism