I got given Lee Child's first Jack Reacher novel on World Book Night.

Only got round to reading it the other week. Hugely enjoyable, but I don't think I'd make a point of reading all the others - maybe try the 2nd one to see if I like it a bit better and the 1st. Bit of a pot boiler. Thought a lot of the story was telegraphed too: when a character was introduced I often predicted exactly how they would inform the story that was being played out. I don't like that - I like being surprised.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 26th 2011 at 12:01:45

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I'm putting in a book order. Suggest me up some interesting non-fiction thank you please. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:06:41
- manup and read the new screwfix catalogue (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 26, 12:18:46
  - I got the new Toolstation catalogue in the pust the other week. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 12:57:15
- Transition: Iain Banks (General Chat) - NorthantsYella, Sep 26, 11:43:58
  - Yep, smashing - read all of his. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:51:46
    - Mine are him, Lee Child and Harlan Coben (General Chat) - NorthantsYella, Sep 26, 11:58:56
      - I got given Lee Child's first Jack Reacher novel on World Book Night. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 12:01:45
        
        Try Harlan Coben - Myron Bolitar ones especially (General Chat) - NorthantsYella, Sep 26, 12:03:50
        
        Nice one. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 12:09:03
- Do you like wine? If so... (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 26, 11:01:34
  - I'll move onto Knowing About Wine once I Know everything there is to Know About Beer (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:11:31
  - "Kermit" (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 26, 11:03:17
    - He's a merkin. They love silly names off. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 26, 11:12:28
- Also recently ordered this - not read much yet though (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 26, 10:59:12
  - Hmm. That would have made the list too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:00:09
- Voodoo Histories by David Aaronovitch (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 10:48:51
  - ^^^This (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 26, 10:57:28
  - Bugger bugger bugger. Flat Earth News is one I've been meaning to get for ages. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:55:43
    - yes, yes it was - he's also done The Code Book and The Big Bang (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:04:25
      - The moon is made of cheese - this is FACT (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 26, 11:37:28
        
        good use of the uppercase here ^^^ (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:46:55
- Right thankyou all - reached my ? limit. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:46:50
- The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space by Craig Ryan (n/m) (General Chat) - The Editor of Milk, Sep 26, 10:45:31
  - That would have made the list if I'd seen it in time. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:56:53
    - Fuck me, not at that price it wouldn't. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:59:07
- Football-wise, 'The Ball is Round' by David Goldblatt is brilliant. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 26, 10:44:50
- Random (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 26, 10:40:18
  - also... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 26, 10:47:12
  - No ta, yes please, respectively. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:46:07
- Generation Kill - Evan Wright (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Sep 26, 10:33:19
  - Yep, read it - really enjoyed it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:38:32
    - did you watch the series on FX based on the book? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Sep 26, 11:02:33
      - No. Plussed it but never got round to watching it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:13:52
        
        fool! go download a copy of it from somewhere now! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:49:08
        
        Ohh, poi Ralph, poi (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 26, 12:10:46
        
        I've read the book. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:52:11
        
        yes, so i've, i've also seen the mini-series - both are excellent (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:58:07
- This for fiction......... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Sep 26, 10:20:46
- Doubt it is your cup of tea but... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 10:14:39
  - Well, I won't immediately rule it out, like I just did the autobiog of the G'n'R guitar wo (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:17:37
    - Most fascinating bit really is about the innocence of the Merkins who actually CARED about (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 10:26:54
      - Hmm. But in saying that you remind me that I ought to get around to reading Brilliant Oran (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:29:53
        
        Yeah loved it. And what it says about the Dutch psyche is so true. There are loads of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 10:32:25
        
        yep - fantastic book (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Sep 26, 10:42:11
        
        I loved it as well. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 26, 10:45:56
        
        I'd not heard of that one - ordered..... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Sep 26, 11:07:38
        
        yes, that is one of my faves too (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:09:37
        
        I know a lot of people hate it......... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Sep 26, 11:17:04
        
        i've just bought Inverting the Pyramid - fear it'll be too technical for me too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 12:00:59
        
        Be interesting to know what you make of it..... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Sep 26, 12:09:01
        
        Gary Imlach ? Presented American Football on CH4, then famously the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 11:11:48
        
        yep, and the Tour de France for first Channel 4 and now ITV (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 11:59:18
        
        Yep - same feller. He's Stuart Imlach's son. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:16:10
- Ive just ordered this (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 26, 10:12:38
  - First one sounds like Malthus (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 26, 10:42:28
  - Hmm. Neither shouting "Read Me You Fool" at me. However, if you like the AA guy's book (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:21:21
- Born Liars (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 26, 10:10:35
  - ??? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:26:58
    - ... (General Chat) - pants, Sep 26, 10:32:02
      - i follow Ian on Twitter - he's ace on there but not got round to reading any of his books (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 26, 10:52:04
      - OK, ta. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:44:12
        
        See, you thought "what's this dickhead trying to be funny about now", and now you've seen (General Chat) - pants, Sep 26, 10:51:19
        
        Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:56:09
        
        I know! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 26, 10:58:17
- Hare gew... (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 26, 10:09:48
  - In order: yep ordered, yep ordered, naah don't fancy it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:15:27
    - Good Man (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 26, 10:28:42
- stephen fry chronicles....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 26, 10:09:43
  - Reddit on Holiday last year. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:12:52
    - oh, ok....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 26, 10:22:18
- Yes, "appeciated". (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 10:07:10

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