Anyone read Lee Childs?

[badgoodDeb]

I always notice Reacher's attitude and fitness. My mind doesn't seem to pay attention to the physical descriptions - just the "fit and ready for anything" part. I guess I picture him as average height, but incredibly fit. Whatever!

[Bilbo1967]

It bugs me because there are hundreds of descriptions of Reacher in the books as a big man.

Just from the first chapter of The Affair (which is written in the first person) is the following quote;

"Or maybe I stood out because I was bigger and taller than anyone within a hundred yards."

Unless they set the film in Willy Wonka's Oompa Loompa village, Cruise can't pull that off.

[Strayer]

Cruise is the wrong actor for this. He doesn't have the ability to be Reacher.
In some ways, he is always Tom Cruise instead of the character.
Reacher has said he has hands the size of hams. How's that going to look in the movie with small hands.
I really don't understand this at all, but I bet it is a package deal with the studio.
This is a great thread.

[tm3]

as i said earlier in the thread, marky mark was an incredibly bad casting choice for the movie "shooter" which was based on "point of impact."

tom cruise as reacher might come close, although i think as an actor he beats marky mark.

[MickeyC]

Originally Posted by John F

Anyone read The Affair yet? I'm on the waiting list at the library and hope to have it in a week.

Just finished it. Classic Reacher that puts all the other books into perspective as this one takes place in 1997 and predates The Killing Floor. I recommend it.

Spoiler:

One error I noticed: The story takes place largely in Carter Crossing a fictitious town in the northeast corner of Mississippi near an Army base. And he has Carter Crossing filled with bars where the soldiers hand out in the evenings. But that section of Mississippi is actually dry. Check it out here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Dry_Map.png

[orlok]

Originally Posted by cassidym

Just finished it. Classic Reacher that puts all the other books into perspective as this one takes place in 1997 and predates The Killing Floor. I recommend it.

Spoiler:

One error I noticed: The story takes place largely in Carter Crossing a fictitious town in the northeast corner of Mississippi near an Army base. And he has Carter Crossing filled with bars where the soldiers hand out in the evenings. But that section of Mississippi is actually dry. Check it out here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Dry_Map.png

Hah! Just the sort of error a Brit would make .

I really enjoyed it too, though I was just a teeny bit disappointed that the story had not taken up where Worth Dying For left off - on his way to meet the mysterious Susan in Virginia.

[antiquegoldlead]

I have read them all as well and am eagerly awaiting "The Affair", Child's latest Reacher novel. JerseyBiker, if you read one, then like most of us you will seek them out one after the other. To me they were almost as good as the old Ian Fleming James Bond books.

Antiquegoldlead

[JerseyBiker]

Originally Posted by antiquegoldlead

I have read them all as well and am eagerly awaiting "The Affair", Child's latest Reacher novel. JerseyBiker, if you read one, then like most of us you will seek them out one after the other. To me they were almost as good as the old Ian Fleming James Bond books.

Antiquegoldlead

I have read the first 4 in the series. I also read that short prequel, Second Son. I really enjoyed the first three. I didn't enjoy "Running Blind", the 4th book as much. I will be reading more of the series in between other books. I don't want to read them all back to back. I'll probably get bored of them that way.

~eddie

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

I have read the first 4 in the series. I also read that short prequel, Second Son. I really enjoyed the first three. I didn't enjoy "Running Blind", the 4th book as much. I will be reading more of the series in between other books. I don't want to read them all back to back. I'll probably get bored of them that way.

~eddie

I read the first three and Second Son. I just started The Affair. That takes place while Jack is still in the army. I too take a break in between Reacher books.

Carol

[cghipp]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It's a 'guy' thing. Reacher is definitely NOT 'chick-lit.'

Hey! I... do not resemble that remark!

[cghipp]

Originally Posted by Strayer

Cruise is the wrong actor for this. He doesn't have the ability to be Reacher.
In some ways, he is always Tom Cruise instead of the character.
Reacher has said he has hands the size of hams. How's that going to look in the movie with small hands.
I really don't understand this at all, but I bet it is a package deal with the studio.
This is a great thread.

I think they're going to have to employ the same technology they used in the movie "Elf," but in reverse.

[dmspen]

I read all the Reacher books this last year and loved them. Recently I picked up David Baldaccis Zero Day. His main character in this new series, Puller, is basically Jack Reacher. Basically an army cop with rough family background, a clock in his head, drinks lots of coffee, and is a big dude.

While I'm glad to have another book that is similar, I have to wonder about Baldaccis new character and whether it's a direct play on Reacher's popularity.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by dmspen

I read all the Reacher books this last year and loved them. Recently I picked up David Baldaccis Zero Day. His main character in this new series, Puller, is basically Jack Reacher. Basically an army cop with rough family background, a clock in his head, drinks lots of coffee, and is a big dude.

While I'm glad to have another book that is similar, I have to wonder about Baldaccis new character and whether it's a direct play on Reacher's popularity.

Thanks for the heads up. Put it on my wish list.

Carol

[orlok]

Originally Posted by dmspen

I read all the Reacher books this last year and loved them. Recently I picked up David Baldaccis Zero Day. His main character in this new series, Puller, is basically Jack Reacher. Basically an army cop with rough family background, a clock in his head, drinks lots of coffee, and is a big dude.

While I'm glad to have another book that is similar, I have to wonder about Baldaccis new character and whether it's a direct play on Reacher's popularity.

Originally Posted by sadievan

Thanks for the heads up. Put it on my wish list.

Carol

[tm3]

while i found several of the reacher books entertaining but not great, i just finished "die trying" and to me it was pretty weak.