Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13)

The plot was well developed and, unlike some other authors, believably plausible. I truely enjoy how Lee Child can draw out a seconds-long scene with such fine detail that brings the reader into the mind of his character. Reacher is one of my favorite characters, I look forward to more excellent books from this author. Meanwhile, this is definately a book to revisit! 24 people found this helpful

Excellent book and good narration. The narration is slow and methodical, lending itself to the text. If you can listen for more than 5 minutes you\’ll be hooked. 20 people found this helpful

I love these books. This one is the best of the few I have read. Happily, Child didn\’t use his \”I said nothing\” macro key quite as often as before. I know that these are fantasies, etc., but there are some totally too far out accidents and mistakes, things ignored and not followed, opportunities not plumbed. i.e. In this story, early on, much was made about the GPS tracking capabilities on cell phones. Near the height of the final action, Jack leaves the phone on for \”hours,\” feeling and ignoring the vibration, etc… he should have been trackable.. stuff like that… but in all, terrific. getting better and better. Serious violence, delicately portrayed. Each of the Reacher stories contains a max of 2 horrible descriptions of sadism, and they are described in what is almost but not quite unbearable. Beyond that, they are almost G rated, but real \”page turners.\” The end game fights are always a little too superhero-ish, but that is what this is… I really appreciate all the education packed into these stories: History, politics, technology, weather, engineering, trains, city layouts, very informative. I really, really like the hidden allusions to cultural (especially classic rock music). Keep \’em coming! 17 people found this helpful

I am a Jack Reacher fan but this is not Lee Childs best work. The story held my attention and I did listen to the end but was not satisfied with it. Reacher constantly reacted out of sync with what was happening in the story. The main plot line was never truly explained on the Afghan side. I still don\’t know why they were after something that was abnormal for them to be after, and spend so much money and resources to try to obtain it. Maybe I missed something but I think not. Still if you are a Reacher fan go for it. 16 people found this helpful

I gave this book four stars because I love the Reacher series and Lee Child and I\’m glad there\’s another book. However . . . this novel is badly in need of editing. There are numerous interminable conversations that recap information we already know. I actually carried on conversations with other people while listening to parts of this book with one earbud in, just waiting for something to happen. As usual, Reacher kicks the bad-guys around, and there are a couple of satisfying twists, and plenty of national and international intrigue. The evildoer is very evil, the stakes very high, and the conclusion ties up loose ends. But I get the sense that Child was just going through the motions, trying to keep a best-selling character alive and fill up a few hundred pages, without really feeling it. Usually I\’m at the edge of my seat with the Reacher books. This time, I could have used a fast-forward function. If you\’re new to Child and Reacher, pick one of the earlier books, like \”The Killing Floor\”, to start with. 39 people found this helpful

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