Jan 12th, 2020, 6:27 pm
I have not read anything by Lee Child but would like to give him a try. Can anyone please recommend a good title to begin with?
Jan 12th, 2020, 6:27 pm
Jan 12th, 2020, 9:41 pm
Assuming you are talking about his Jack Reacher protagonist, i would reccomend Killing Floor published in February 1997. Killing Floor was his first book in the Jack Reacher series.
Jan 12th, 2020, 9:41 pm
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Jan 12th, 2020, 10:10 pm
Killing Floor is a good point to start. But IMO, his best works are The Hard Way and Persuader. I never bothered with chronology with this series. Almost every book feels like a stand-alone.
Jan 12th, 2020, 10:10 pm
Jan 13th, 2020, 10:02 am
Thanks for those ideas, guys. Much appreciated. I'll give them all a try.
Jan 13th, 2020, 10:02 am
Jan 13th, 2020, 5:46 pm
Killing Floor is my favorite. Others I've read have been hit or miss. Reading order does not matter.
Jan 13th, 2020, 5:46 pm
Jan 13th, 2020, 7:38 pm
OK, I'll start with The Killing Floor. Thanks for your advice.
Jan 13th, 2020, 7:38 pm
Jan 20th, 2020, 8:08 am
Lucky you, you have the whole series ahead of you. Although each story is a stand alone, the later books kind of refer to him as being old or slowing down. And other books have characters from previous books like his sidekick from the Army days. So I would suggest to read them chronologically. Plus you get to see the improvements in Lee Child's writings with each book.
Jan 20th, 2020, 8:08 am
Nov 30th, 2020, 9:45 am
I'm in love with Lee Child's Jack Reacher Novels!! I've read about 4 in the past few months (Worth Dying For (4.5/5), Gone Tomorrow (4/5), The Hard Way (4/5), Killing Floor (3.5/5)). The writing is much better in the subsequent novels (even Reacher's character develops over time). There are only a few books rated above 4 on Goodreads. Have you guys read all the books in the series?
Nov 30th, 2020, 9:45 am
Feb 18th, 2021, 8:50 pm
kakarotshimon1 wrote:I'm in love with Lee Child's Jack Reacher Novels!! I've read about 4 in the past few months (Worth Dying For (4.5/5), Gone Tomorrow (4/5), The Hard Way (4/5), Killing Floor (3.5/5)). The writing is much better in the subsequent novels (even Reacher's character develops over time). There are only a few books rated above 4 on Goodreads. Have you guys read all the books in the series?


I started reading the Reacher series YEARS ago. Last month I have finally caught up and have now read all of them (minus a couple of the short stories). Some are better than others, depending one what in particular you enjoy about his character :)
Feb 18th, 2021, 8:50 pm