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A review by rebelbelle13
Killing Floor by Lee Child
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? No
1.5
DNF @ 60%. Okay, look. I gave this a solid try. I know the movies and the TV show are popular, but they must be much different than this, because YIKES. The writing is poor, the characterization is poor, and the plot is frustratingly slow. Jack Reacher is your typical macho one-man-army action hero. He's ex-military and just roams the country doing whatever he wants, not living anywhere, no masters, no strings. He's ridiculously smug and judges everyone he meets against himself. (Hardly anyone measures up, by the way. I'm sure you've figured that out by now.)
The plot consists of Jack just happening to show up in the town in the US where his brother was murdered the night before, and gets embroiled in the investigation. Reacher has sex with cop Roscoe, they find a lead, they run down the lead, someone gets killed, and they fall back into bed. Conveniently, Roscoe and Jack were just about to figure out what was going on, what the conspiracy is about and why so many people are getting killed when the person who was going to spill the beans gets offed. Rinse, repeat. When I stopped reading, I still didn't know what was going on, who was behind it, or why. I could make guesses, but this was no mystery novel where there are clues sprinkled and you can put it together. They give you nothing and string you along hoping you'll get answers, but then the next person dies. It would be comical if it wasn't so frustrating.
I don't care enough to read ahead to find out what happens and how the story wraps up. I've seen enough, hard pass.
The plot consists of Jack just happening to show up in the town in the US where his brother was murdered the night before, and gets embroiled in the investigation. Reacher has sex with cop Roscoe, they find a lead, they run down the lead, someone gets killed, and they fall back into bed. Conveniently, Roscoe and Jack were just about to figure out what was going on, what the conspiracy is about and why so many people are getting killed when the person who was going to spill the beans gets offed. Rinse, repeat. When I stopped reading, I still didn't know what was going on, who was behind it, or why. I could make guesses, but this was no mystery novel where there are clues sprinkled and you can put it together. They give you nothing and string you along hoping you'll get answers, but then the next person dies. It would be comical if it wasn't so frustrating.
I don't care enough to read ahead to find out what happens and how the story wraps up. I've seen enough, hard pass.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide and Torture