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 enlarge | Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Bantam Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 877
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 571
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 0553813307
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553813302
ASIN: 0553813307
Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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 He said nothing - again and again and again March 3, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
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I've enjoyed other Reacher novels, but they generally have to be taken with a large pinch of salt. What really irritates me though is the number of times Jack Reacher (and other characters) 'say nothing.' Time and time again ad nauseam the reader gets 'He said nothing.' 'Reacher said nothing.' No reply.'
Please, it's hackneyed and so overused that it trips up the flow of the writing. I get that Reacher is the strong silent type. I don't need it hammering home with the unsubtlety of a sledgehammer.
Not one of his best.
 I don't get the hype October 24, 2006
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the first Lee Child book that I've read and I wasn't too impressed. Although this is a work of fiction, it still requires some realism, and in this book you might find at times, that it is like reading a Bollywood movie script. In the books' particualry ropey moments I could be heard saying "yea right" out loud.
"Echo Burning" follows the story of reluctant hero Jack Reacher helping a Damsel in distress called Carmen, and that is about it. The character of "Jack Reacher" has been done before, and done much better by other authors. I didnt like him, to me he was like a CIA wannabe extra from "Clear and Present Danger". It was predicable and unoriginal, however Child's skill with pace did make it mildly entertaining, If I had heeded my original foreboding when I first picked up the book, I would not have read it, but I wished to give the author a try. This original reluctance resulted from the last line of prose at the back of the novel, "The cops cant be trusted. The lawyers won't help. If Jack Reacher can't set things straight who can?" Oh dear.... I think that says it all. I will give lee Child another try, as so many reviewers can't be wrong, but I think I will steer clear of the Jack Reacher Novels.
Strong story, compellingly told May 15, 2006
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Echo Burning features tough guy Jack Reacher at an isolated Texas ranch full of troubled relationships and mysterious history. The plot is pleasingly complex, revolving around the motivation and allegiances of a mysterious Mexican woman and the Texan family she's married into. The atmosphere, helped by a mighty storm constantly about to break, is thick with tension. All in all a thoroughly good read.
Downside: the climactic finale is not as satisfying as some Lee Child showdowns. But all in all this is a solid tale, well told.
another typical Reacher novel February 16, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read Killing Floor sometime last year and thought it was brilliant. It had a very gripping plot and had me turn the pages so fast my fingers started burning - well, almost! Child's main character, Jack Reacher, is an ex-army cop with no family, no strings and no intentions to settle down anywhere. He more or less leads the life of a drifter, never staying anywhere more than a couple of days. Born in 1960, he's 6ft 5 of pure muscles and a strong sense for justice. He's a modern day hero, except he doesn't give a damn what people think about him. He knows what's right and if it takes fists or guns or whatever to settle something, then so be it. One example - In Echo Burning he collects a cheque payment from some rich guy who's badly screwed a poor family. They stand on an upper floor balcony and he warns the guy, "This cheque better doesn't bounce... or you will, too. Off the patio." Lee Child has written ten Reacher novels so far.
Highly unlikely but compulsive nontheless October 11, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not one of Jack Reacher's better escapades and sometimes so unlikely you had to hold your breath and wait for the next bit of the story to unfold but like all of his stories compulsive. I just found myself irritated that I was unable to put the book down even when the outcome seemed so predictable. If you're new to Jack Reacher stories there are much better ones to start with than this one, but it was still highly enjoyable.
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