Make Me

Jack Reacher, Book 20

De: Lee Child

Narrado por: Dick Hill

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“Why is this town called Mother’s Rest?” That’s all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It’s a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have started small and then turned lethal.

Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, and there’s something about Chang . . . so he teams up with her and starts to ask around. He thinks: How bad can this thing be? But before long he’s plunged into a desperate race through LA, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Francisco, and through the hidden parts of the internet, up against thugs and assassins every step of the way—right back to where he started, in Mother’s Rest, where he must confront the worst nightmare he could imagine.

Walking away would have been easier. But as always, Reacher’s rule is: If you want me to stop, you’re going to have to make me.

Sigh! I am disappointed

Would you try another book from Lee Child and/or Dick Hill?

I am a fan of Lee Child and have listened to many of his books. However,iIt appears to me Lee Child needs to take a refresher course. I recommend: "How to End a Story 101" The premise of the story is an excellent one. However, Reacher appeared to act stupidly in this story. For example: Not being cognizant of cell phone tracking and not keeping PI Chang's cell phone off the air. He should had stayed with the trow away. But mostly, I found the ending so contrived. The bad guys ambush was not to be believed and the bad guy boss could not hit Reacher at 60 feet? Come on! I also purchased the eBook edition and sought a refund. More and more I am finding authors who serve up a long series of books surrounding a character such as Reacher get sloppy with their endings.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Allowing the daring duo to be tracked by PI Chang's cell phone is not believable and the ending is not believable.

Which character – as performed by Dick Hill – was your favorite?

I like Jack Reacher

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Only if the issues mentioned above were to be corrected

Any additional comments?

Lee, keep trucking

A Solid Jack Reacher Story

I'll start by saying this wasn't my favorite Jack Reacher episode. In my opinion, Reacher didn't engage the real villains soon enough and long enough. Though he was his usual confrontive self with the "small potatoes" villains, his time with the central problem was not that satisfying.

However, this is another Jack Reacher story – and as the old saying goes, "there are no bad ones, some are just better than the others". As always, Dick Hill turns in an excellent performance.

Back on top form

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes

What did you like best about this story?

tantalizing clever plotting - a bit more suspense than other Reacher novels

Which scene was your favorite?

In the chicago cafe

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no - I not like any long book in one sitting

Any additional comments?

I thought that the last two books had been a bit feeble but this one for me was one of the best. OK, so some parts are crazy unrealistic, but is still a good read

Cyber Reacher

Child didn't put a lot of effort into this one. The Internet angle didn't add anything. The violence is dialed low too. Below average Reacher.

Better than the last... Provokingly disturbing.

The first 3 chronologically were my favorites... Then the next 10 or 12 kept me going... Since then the glow has faded but the stories remain entertaining and I saw a flicker of evolution in Reacher. Fans will enjoy... If you have never read Reacher... Start at the beginning chronologically, is my advice.