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Die Trying by Lee Child

7 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

specialbread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a fantastic book. I didn't realize I would enjoy a thriller book as I have never tried to read one. I  surely will try more of these types of books because of this one. The book goes through a lot of different levels of crisis as it starts as a kidnapping that we don't know why is happening. It then goes to being a VIP kidnapping due to who the woman's father is.

It then transitions into a conspiracy community where they are about to break away from the US in Montana because they think the world is ruled by the world government (the UN). It then goes to full terrorism, where the community is going to blow up a van in San Fransisco to kill hundreds, if not thousands, of people to get the press off of their backs.

I didn't think it would go that deep, but holy Hannah, it was a suspenseful journey and a half. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is one of my favorite reads of 2023.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing

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

kjcm's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Murder

taque's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture and Murder

celbl8o's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

I loved Die Trying! I'd definitely say that it's one of my favorites I've read so far. The plot and villain were intriguing, though it naturally lent itself to a bit of a slower plot. I found that I didn't mind that so much, though. I also enjoyed that this book introduced us some key pieces of the Reacher backstory that Killing Floor didn't have the time to really get into. This is definitely one of the Reacher books I'm most looking forward to rereading at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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