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    Personal

    By Lee Child

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    Un nou thriller din seria Jack Reacher


    Jack Reacher e un singuratic. Fost polițist militar, acum duce o existență nomadă, fără niciun scop. Însă CIA și Departamentul de Stat american îl contactează. Cineva a încercat să-l împuște pe președintele Franței. Un singur om ar fi putut s-o facă. Și numai Reacher poate da de urma lui.


    Alături de partenera sa, agenta Casey Nice, Reacher începe o cursă ce străbate Atlanticul și ajunge la Paris și Londra. Miza n-a fost niciodată mai mare – pentru că, de data asta, e vorba de o chestiune strict personală.


    Suspansul din seria Jack Reacher pare desprins din filmele lui Hitchcock. – Independent


    Lee Child revine în forță: ritm alert, dialoguri inteligente, atenția extraordinară la detaliu. – Daily Mail


    Lunetiști. Gangsteri. Moduri ingenioase de a ucide. Femei puternice. Metropole și orașe mici. Arme. Cafea. Un nou roman, o nouă combinație. Un set limitat de factori. E greu să nu te repeți. Dar Lee Child nu se poate opri acum. Nu are cum să se oprească. Prea mulți depind de un singur om: Jack Reacher. – The Guardian


    „L-am lovit din nou, cu o directă scurtă de dreapta, o lovitură colosală, care ar fi rupt un copac tânăr sau ar fi omorât un catâr pe loc. Una dintre cele mai tari trei lovituri trase de mine de când mă știam, iar asta spunea ceva. A suferit toate efectele meca­nice corespunzătoare. Forța loviturii l-a făcut să se aplece violent în spate și a scos un icnet când șocul a ajuns la spatele plămânilor, s-a împleticit și piciorul i-a înțepenit. Dar n-a căzut, țipând de durere, cum ar fi fost de așteptat. Un om normal ar fi intrat în comă. Fiecare organ intern te arde, ai un milion de cuțite înfipte în spate, respirația îți e prea îngreunată ca să mai țipi.“

    LanguageRomână
    PublisherTrei
    Release dateAug 11, 2015
    ISBN9786067194609
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    Lee Child

    Lee Child, previously a television director, union organizer, theater technician, and law student, was fired and on the dole when he hatched a harebrained scheme to write a bestselling novel, thus saving his family from ruin. Killing Floor went on to win worldwide acclaim. The Midnight Line, is his twenty-second Reacher novel. The hero of his series, Jack Reacher, besides being fictional, is a kindhearted soul who allows Lee lots of spare time for reading, listening to music, and watching Yankees and Aston Villa games. Lee was born in England but now lives in New York City and leaves the island of Manhattan only when required to by forces beyond his control. Visit Lee online at LeeChild.com for more information about the novels, short stories, and the movies Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise. Lee can also be found on Facebook: LeeChildOfficial, Twitter: @LeeChildReacher, and YouTube: LeeChildJackReacher.

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    • 3/5
      Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the publisher for review.This was pretty standard fare for Reacher. I have to confess that I have not enjoyed his most recent adventures as much. They still have close to the same level of tension, but there seem to be fewer twists and turns. In this book, I saw the conclusion a mile away and I don't usually try to figure it out. Also, there hasn't been much development in his character recently. Perhaps this is too much to ask, but this book seemed tailor made to allow us to see how he was when he dealt with a previous case versus now. He also shows a small amount of fear that could have been expanded on.All that being said, I still found this a very fun read. I definitely group this as a guilty pleasure. I sometimes am uncomfortable with myself enjoying it but I find it much more palatable than the more patriotic (and conservative) thrillers. This particular Reacher, while not the best, was still suspenseful enough to have me drive through the last few pages. While being nothing special, this is still a good easy escapist read. I wouldn't recommend it over the earlier Reachers but its better than some of the most recent. I'd ask Mr. Child to bring back a bit more complexity and suspense. But this newer Reacher is comfortable and perhaps that is what reading thrillers is really about.Recommended for thriller readers.
    • 5/5
      Jack Reacher fought a little person in 61 Hours, so definitely time he fought a giant in Personal. Oh, and some other stuff happens... like beating up a giant!

      Lee Child's continued adventures of Sherlock Homeless - Jack Reacher - have reached (boom tish) their nineteenth instalment. Reacher is manipulated into searching for a former army sniper he had put away 16 years ago, a sniper who has taken a shot at the French President and is threatening to shoot some other world leaders at the G8 summit. This is the first Reacher novel that isn't set in the US, seeing him travel to Paris and London, for his manhunt. Of course, it is never as simple as a manhunt, especially when the sniper bears a 16 year old grudge.

      What I love about picking up a Lee Child novel is starting the novel and realising I'm already 50 pages into the action before I realise it. Lee effortlessly steers you through the story and keeps you entertained. He makes you appreciate just how good an author he is compared to his contemporaries. It was also refreshing to have Reacher leave behind his small town problem solving in favour of an international, high stakes, manhunt. Not that this stops Reacher beating up people and solving problems: wouldn't be a Reacher novel without that.

      Hard to find fault with the latest Reacher adventure. The only criticism would be that it feels like a "standard" Reacher adventure, despite the break in location tradition. My own observation is that since 61 Hours Lee's writing has become taut and that he skilfully plays with the reader, making him my favourite author.
    • 3/5
      Entertaining, but not Child's best. This is much more a procedural than a character study. Reacher has turned a little robotic, despite crossing paths with interesting villains and complicated women. And when the misdirection of his original investigation into two snipers is revealed in the book's final pages, it is anticlimactic, as the misdirection was painfully obvious from the early pages. Although I will certainly read the next one, this one was workmanlike and less than gripping.
    • 4/5
      I listened to the audiobook version of this book. Loved the reading, thought it captured Jack Reacher's calm, calculating demeanor pretty naturally. Casey Nice is a little too much the wide-eyed innocent. The story clips along, too, and, while it isn't earth-shattering and may be a little predictable, or guessable, it was a great way to spend a few car rides hither and yon.
    • 3/5
      "Personal" was, to me, a step back for the Reacher series. The writing wasn't crisp, character development was weak (unless you count the info everyone apparently gleaned from the Reacher file that had been passed around to every other US contact), and a couple threads (especially the chem dependency of one of the main characters) were never really closed out. The story was OK, though pretty predictable. 'Personal' really had an unfinished feel to it, as if Child reached a point with the story where it was just too much effort to go back and flesh out the prose and characters, so he called it a day and deemed it complete. A mediocre Reacher is still a great read, though.
    • 4/5
      Personal by Lee Child. #19 in the Jack Reacher Series.
      4.5 stars
      Caught out slightly by this one. Usually the reader has very little idea of what lies behind whatever Jack Reacher becomes involved with. This book is different because we know exactly what he is involved with only a few chapters in.
      The beginning of the book is shrouded in mystery, but then develops into a fast-paced story with plenty of the typical Reacher logic and an immense amount of knowledge stored away in that brain of his to help him determine his course of action. On this occasion he is accompanied by a young agent, Casey Nice (sorry, but that almost seems like a Bond heroine name!) to whom he not only gives a great deal of psychological help, but also finds her skills as important as his own at times.
      A great deal of the book is set inside the M25 orbital around London, grittily described, with a host of interesting characters, notably Little Joey who dwarfs Reacher and has a home to match!
      I thoroughly enjoyed the book (as usual with Reacher full length novels) with some lively descriptions employed by the author, the two most memorable of these, as far as I am concerned, being the description of Nice’s truck, in which it is compared to a high level board meeting, and the reference to the travel pass in London being “named after bivalve molluscs”. (For those not in the know these cards are called “Oyster” cards.
      Great stuff again, and highly recommended.
    • 2/5
      I like Lee Child's books and particularly the character of Jack Reacher, but this book left me disappointed. It was not that the plot was uninteresting rather the way London was written about. Some of the scenes made me feel like it was some banana republic's capital streets that were being described and that really spoilt it for me.
    • 2/5
      Transparent plot, quite padded.
    • 4/5
      A great easy read, enjoyable, fast pace, plausible. Liked it enough to try reading a few more of the Jack Reacher novels
    • 3/5
      Listened to the audio book. At the beginning, I thought maybe Dick Hill had been ill, he sounded very old suddenly. But things smoothed out, although the different accents were a little grating. I didn't figure it out until the clues were too big, in other words about 30 seconds before he explained it. I bet there are folks out there that figured it out much sooner, I'd like to meet you!!Starting to think maybe this series is losing some steam, but can't be sure yet. Haven't read in order, so I still have a few more to look forward to.
    • 4/5
      Jack Reacher is catching a ride to parts unknown when he picks up a copy of the Army Times and reads an ad that he knows is meant for him. He calls the number in the ad and is told that a recent assassination attempt on the president of France has failed, thanks to bulletproof glass. The shot came from an extremely long distance and was made with an American gun. The military wants Reacher's opinion on likely suspects. He can think of only one person capable of making that shot: John Kott. Reacher arrested Kott fifteen years ago for murder and he's still in jail, or so Reacher believes. He learns after fifteen years in prison, Kott is out, unaccounted for, and planning a possible assassination attempt at a G-8 summit. Reacher reluctantly agrees to help find out if Kott is the sniper who is responsible for the attempt on the French president's life. He's told to team up with Casey Nice, a rookie analyst who works for the CIA/State Department. They travel to Europe where they come face to face with mobsters, thugs, and murderers. Much like Mission Impossible, the Secretary will disavow all knowledge of their existence if they are caught.

      I usually love all Jack Reacher novels but I was somewhat disappointed in this one. It seemed like a cut rate version of the much better written Robert Ludlum and Frederick Forsyth spy novels. While it was interesting to see Jack outside the United States, the story line plodded along and didn't seem to be a “Reacher” novel. I found the idea that he would mentor a totally obnoxious rookie CIA agent to be completely implausible and the ending was so rushed I assumed the author noticed he'd reached his legally required number of pages and wanted a quick conclusion.

      I'm still a fan and will be looking forward to the next Reacher book, hoping that Lee Child takes some time to put together a book that's worthy of such a great character.
    • 4/5
      Some of the juice from the series is present in this work, but it's also very talky and flabby in spots. Also there's a devious ending that feels tacked on. There's no set up, no pain, no danger, no emotional satisfaction: just a narrative description that explains and devalues everything you've read. Some of the situations are wonderfully reminiscent of the best passages in the series. So ultimately this book achieves a level of satisfaction. But where the best Jack Reacher stories combine sociopathic violence and intricate plots like a great Swiss watch, it seems Mr. Reacher is getting a tad old to be Superman; or as he's called in the book, Sherlock Homeless.
    • 5/5
      In this story Jack makes a rare foray into Europe, specifically Paris and London, in search of a sniper targeting heads of state. The twist is that it is someone Jack put inside during his days as an MP. Of course nothing is quite as it seems, but as usual that doesn't worry Jack unduly as he leaves bodies in his wake. One small niggle on accuracy - I've never seen mobile phones on sale in Boots stores!
    • 5/5
      Vintage Reacher! Need I say more? Jack Reacher is "baited" to get in touch with his former bosses and goes overseas on an assignment fraught with danger- as always. More importantly, he is escorted by a young woman who reminds him of an earlier partner who died while helping him. It is as action packed as ever and one doesn't know if the bad guys have all been extinguished till the last page.
    • 3/5
      I like Jack Reacher novels as they are "just for fun". Personal has a good if somewhat implausible plot and moves along showing off some of not all if Jack's "super powers). While I look forward to more Reacher stories...he's now in his 40s...he can wander about as long as he lives, but at some point he's going to age out of the he-man stuff.
    • 3/5
      Jack Reacher is doing his thing, traveling around the country without a steady job, living each day as it comes.He's contacted by a high ranking military officer from his past who needs his help.Someone has shot at the president of France. The shot hit the glass in front of the president but didn't wound him. The officials triangulate the direction from where the shot was fired and observe that it was three quarters of a mile from the president.Only a few snipers have the ability to hit a target from that distance. Since Reacher is a noted sniper, he's asked to help identify the shooter. In addition, a sniper who Reacher arrested when he was a military policeman has just been released from Leavenworth and has disappeared. This man could have a grudge against Reacher and so Reacher is asked to check him out. In addition, there is an upcoming G8 summit scheduled in France and if the sniper was using his shot at the French president as a warm up, the results could be catastrophic.Reacher works with a bright young operative, Casey Nice. She's a rookie analyst who needs her Zoloft to calm her nerves and help her sleep. Reacher must rely on her assistance and act as a substance counselor.Lee Child always writes exciting action fiction and this book hits the mark. The author shows Reacher eliminating the possible suspects and when he discovers that the shooter has allied with a London gang, Reacher goes into action.Somewhat of a formula novel but still exciting.
    • 4/5
      Was so excited to receive an Early Review copy of this book and jumped into it the day it arrived. I have read the majority of the Jack Reacher books and love Jack, but he seems like a different person in this installment.Over the years I have followed along as more of what I call his ‘super powers’ were revealed/developed and I bought into each one. Most of that was either missing or terribly exaggerated in this book. If I hadn't read so many of the early books I'm sure i would have enjoyed this one more. For me this book was not as good as the previous novels, it just felt a bit false.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed it, the story skipped along very well with lots of detailed information that I hope I never need, and some well placed and interesting hints that I kept in mind but it didn't ever spoil the surprises. I wish they could have had more to eat though - the hamburgers were giving me heartburn and the rest of the time I was hungry.
    • 2/5
      I have read other books n the Reacher series and think they are adequate but not outstanding. Reacher's character has been somewhat developed over the series but the collateral characters' development is lacking. I will probably stop reading this series although it might be a good choice for a 1 - 2 day read to fill the time.
    • 3/5
      I feel like my days with Jack Reacher are over. Personal is a nice book, but Reacher doesn't appeal to me anymore.
    • 1/5
      one of the worst books i have read so far.
      unwanted and useless detailing, elaboration, incessant monologues...
      I guess Reacher series are one of those which you like when you read your 1st or second...and then it just looses its sheen.
      AVOID
    • 1/5
      If I ever run out of competent crime thriller authors I'm sure I'll give this series another go. I'm not sure why I expected to possibly like this, it's not usually something on my radar. Not terribly written but not captivating enough, either.
    • 3/5
      Perfectly readable superhuman Jack Reacher nowe.
    • 5/5
      Lee Chid can't write his Reacher novels fast enough for me. I devour them when they come out. He's such a fun character. I still can't believe they had Tom Cruise play this guy.
    • 4/5
      Jack Reacher is contacted to go to Europe to stop a sniper at the G8 summit, who he arrested 16 yrs previously when he was military police. He's not sure that this man could be the sniper thinking that 15 yrs in jail would have taken it's toll but he goes with a newie CIA agent on her first assignment. I thought this book was a little repetitive with the dialog but did enjoy the London setting.
    • 4/5
      fun, a kind of 'The Jackel' remake, but without the snipers POV. Almost back to the best Reacher. But not quite.Someone took a shot at the french president and as Jack knew him, Jack has been sent out to find a sniper. The army left a coded message which attracted his attention, and so off he goes to england to find out if one of his former customers has been a naughty boy again after getting out of jail. And because it's semi-official whilst still being undercover he get a state/CIA minder to go with him, a young women about the age of one of his sergeants who had gotten killed in the line of duty. Jack's always felt guilty for that, but she accepts none of his solicitude. There are various mind games and red herrings with groups of gangs who may or may not be providing aid and shelter so the sniper or snipers. But there's no messing with Jack and even he's careful of the civilian casualties. However England doesn't fare well again from Child's pen, despite him having been born there, and Jack having travelled and been stationed there many times, he is too often surprised by the differences of a foreign land divided by a common language. Better than some of the previosu ones, but still not brilliant any more.
    • 5/5
      If you've not heard of Jack Reacher by now then you really need to get out and get a Lee Child book right away!In Personal, Jack Reacher is contacted by a man to whom he owes a big favor. It turns out his skills are needed to find a sniper that is thought to be preparing to assassinate the President. This sniper is a man that Reacher put away many years ago and who has a personal grudge against him. When his home is found, it turns out the targets upon which he has been practicing are all pictures of Reacher, and from the evidence it appears his skills are as well honed as they ever were.So now Reacher must hunt this man down...not only to save a world leader, but to save his own life as well.This latest Lee Child novel is as fast paced and gripping as all his other novels. Go find a copy and read it immediately!
    • 3/5
      A series of unlikely coincidences see Jack Reacher, superhero for the more mature reader, working with Military Intelligence and the CIA to prevent a sniper taking out world leaders at a G8 summit in London. Reacher is contacted through the personals in a newspaper he just happens to see on a bus: his expertise is needed to stop a sniper who has shot at the French President but is expected to go after bigger game. It is likely the shooter is John Kott, whom Reacher just happened to arrest for murder back when he was a military policeman. Dauntless Jack, accompanied by the pill-popping rookie CIA agent Casey Nice [she throws a wobbly whenever he kills anyone, and the fatality list in this series is high] treks around Paris and London trying to catch Kott before he sets his sights on the G8 heads of state. Personal is distinctly below par for Lee Child – maybe on his 19th outing Jack Reacher is eventually feeling his age
    • 3/5
      I don't have much to say about Jack Reacher's 19th outing. It's average for the series; there having been much better installations and a few worse. If you like Reacher, you'll enjoy watching him outsmart and out punch the various bad guys. I do think that Child is either starting to get tired of his famous hero and is coasting. There was some lazy writing and several scenes that felt like warmed-over adaptations from earlier books, but Reacher's still an interesting guy, a Sherlock Homeless as one character calls him, and surely good for a few more episodes.
    • 4/5
      This definitely made up for Not a Drill, the short story that came out a month or two ago. This one had me thinking all the way through, and was a worthy addition to the Reacher storyline.
      The only downside is that now I have to wait a year until the next one.