http://rayb.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/nothing-to-lose-lee-child/ - in which I blather about books Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://rayb.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/nothing-to-lose-lee-child/#comment-43 Lee Child: Nothing to Lose (Teil 2) « Planet9 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:43:57 +0000 http://rayb.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-43 [...] Gedanken als in früheren Romanen. Meiner Meinung nach schadet das nicht, aber das kann man auch anders sehen… Meine Lieblingsszene ist die, in der es ums Rasieren geht (bewußt so schwammig [...] [...] Gedanken als in früheren Romanen. Meiner Meinung nach schadet das nicht, aber das kann man auch anders sehen… Meine Lieblingsszene ist die, in der es ums Rasieren geht (bewußt so schwammig [...]

]]> http://rayb.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/nothing-to-lose-lee-child/#comment-40 Ray Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:19:03 +0000 http://rayb.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-40 I always saw reacher as a Batman-like character - he has no special powers, just his training and experience and knowledge. While some introspection is good for fictional heroes, I miss the Reacher who knows exactly what he's doing and how he'll do it. This one just didn't feel right to me.... I always saw reacher as a Batman-like character – he has no special powers, just his training and experience and knowledge. While some introspection is good for fictional heroes, I miss the Reacher who knows exactly what he’s doing and how he’ll do it. This one just didn’t feel right to me….

]]> http://rayb.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/nothing-to-lose-lee-child/#comment-39 Jessebird Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:17:42 +0000 http://rayb.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-39 I have just finished reading the novel, and I feel it is one of the best I have read! And I guess exactly because of the things you mentioned! This time Reacher is wrong a couple of times, he even regrets diverting to Despair. Of course he wins every fight (anything else would have been <b>really</b> disappointing), but he has in fact grown older. The young girls aren't attracted to him anymore, and Reacher knows it. Maybe he's growing weary, maybe he's just growing wiser... And I liked the political implications about the war in Iraq. It's not the hooray-patriotism (is there such a word in English?) of earlier novels, it's more of what one would expect from an ex-soldier who knows what's going on. I agree that you shouldn't start reading the Reacher-novels with this one. But I think in moves in the right direction. Reacher is becoming a person again after being just a hero in a few of the former books. There is a "but" to this of course: But is it still Reacher then? I don't know. Let's see... I have just finished reading the novel, and I feel it is one of the best I have read! And I guess exactly because of the things you mentioned! This time Reacher is wrong a couple of times, he even regrets diverting to Despair. Of course he wins every fight (anything else would have been really disappointing), but he has in fact grown older. The young girls aren’t attracted to him anymore, and Reacher knows it. Maybe he’s growing weary, maybe he’s just growing wiser… And I liked the political implications about the war in Iraq. It’s not the hooray-patriotism (is there such a word in English?) of earlier novels, it’s more of what one would expect from an ex-soldier who knows what’s going on.
I agree that you shouldn’t start reading the Reacher-novels with this one. But I think in moves in the right direction. Reacher is becoming a person again after being just a hero in a few of the former books.
There is a “but” to this of course: But is it still Reacher then? I don’t know. Let’s see…

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