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Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel

Written by Lee Child

Narrated by Dick Hill

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE • Stephen King calls Jack Reacher "the coolest continuing series character"-and now he's back in this masterly new thriller from Lee Child.

"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.

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Release dateSep 8, 2015
ISBN9780804192866
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Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel
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Lee Child

Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world, and have sold over one hundred million copies. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far. www.LeeChild.com  

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Another solid story by Child. Once again reinforces the disconnect between the Reacher character and the Tom Cruise character in the films. He is way too small in all ways to fit the image portrayed.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Synopsis: Reacher gets off of a train just to see why a town is named Mother's Rest. Here he meets a former member of the FBI looking for her partner. Following the clues leads them to the Dark Net and a series of murders for hire.Review: Interesting twists and turns with an ending that has to do with suicide and snuff films.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I dunno, it feels to me like Lee Child is getting lazy. I miss the early Reacher novels, tightly written thrillers that were really fun. Make me is way too long, with way too much filler. Next time Mr Child should hire an editor.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Number 20 in the Jack Reacher series (have only read one previously). Like Reacher, I kept wondering what was going on. What this little town called Mother's Rest was hiding that was bad enough for one ex-FBI agent to be missing (presumed murdered) and others in the town to try and eliminate both him and Chang, another ex-FBI agent trying to uncover what the missing man was working on. Assisted suicide, illegal yes, but profitable enough to finance the whole complex set-up and its underground connections? No. The story started when Reacher, curious about the name origin of a small town called Mother's Rest, disembarks there from a train and is mistaken for Chang's partner. He soon discovers himself and Chang under surveillance and immersed in trouble, which is when his vigilante nature takes over. And when the horrific truth is uncovered near the end of the book, I am truly horrified. Didn't see that one coming. Great read, a real thriller.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Typical Jack Reacher novel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was my return to Lee Child after over a decade. Its great to see that the formula is still the same, the plot fascinating and the twist unpredictable for me. A gripping exciting and well written read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So this is actually my 1st Reacher novel as well as 1st by Child's; was a story that really captured me but now I HATE that cruise was chosen for movie role; i'm mean he's a shrimp of a guy and Reacher is a big guy; seriously?? anyway the story was still good and i liked it; ending of this book really creeped me out though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Does Reacher leave enough people alive to have criminals warning one another on the Deep Web about not messing with him?

    Jack Reacher decided to catch a train to a small town for a change and by walking around as per usual he managed to piss off the local criminals. This will end well for the criminals.

    Lee Child is a master of not wasting words. If there is exposition then it is important to the plot. Make Me is no exception. The twist for this thriller is revealed in little details throughout the story. It comes through as no less shocking.

    While I have grown a little tired of the formula for the Reacher novels, they still remain entertaining reads.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A surprisingly easy and really entertaining read. I don't know how I get to this book but I think I'll pick up a few more of Jack Reacher series. While it started out a bit bizarre if you stick with it you'll be pleasantly surprised
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is a typical standard Jack Reacher novel.He ends up in a tiny village called Mothers rest he wants to take a wee break.All is not as it seems in this place locals aren't friendly and are very suspicious.Jack meets a lady called Michele who is looking for her private eye colleague she thinks he has stumbled on something.Jack and Michelle team up get help from a journalist and a cyber geek they uncover what really is going on in this village of the dammed.OK book glad I read it though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another solid Reacher book from Lee Child. Reacher gets caught up helping a private investigator find her missing partner -- while also trying to determine the exact case the missing PI was working on. Lots of traveling and guessing, and I liked that the mystery was not obvious and that it took a long time to come to conclusion.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Unnecessarily long. Left wanting a bigger bang type ending. Not his best work.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great and unstoppable ass always! Fully entertaining with great twists and surprises
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It was ok but laborious in many sections. The reader's voice was distracting at best- his cadence reminded me of Henry Gibson on Laugh-In.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another excellent Jack Reacher story. I had no idea where this investigation was going. Reacher and his sidekick Chang travel the country to get this one solved. They go deep into their search for Chang’s missing work associate and uncover way more than they expected.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    WAY too slow and convoluted. Perhaps I am tiring of Reacher. Possibilities of the dark web and suicide?? I hope not!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Make Me is a good adventure story that starts off innocently enough. As all of the Jack Reacher stories it progressed into a horrible reveal. The story has to do with the deep net or the dark web and how it works. It is upsetting to learn that if you can think it, it can be found. Four stars were awarded to this book for its good story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Jack Reacher lands in a small quiet town by chance where no one would expect anything evil to be happening. He meets Michelle Chang who mistakes him for a friend she was planning to meet there. Things get deep quick and unlike many of the earlier books I've read, this one did a lot of traveling around the country. I had a sneaking suspicion of what people were hiding about half way through, but it was much worse than I was thinking The end of the book seemed to be a little anti climatic, as in how do they leave that terrible mess behind and just walk off?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Once again Reacher stumbles into a damsel in distress, her troublesome situation, and subsequently sleeps with her whilst resolving said troublesome situation as much as said troublesome situation can be resolved.Seems like Lee Child has been watching the paranoid segments on current affairs television programs about the dangers lurking on the deep web and crafted that into a story, whilst yes it's an entertaining story, and yes it's more realistic than some of the other things Reacher has stumbled into. I couldn't help but feel it was a bit predictable based solely on the unfolding formula so soften used by Child in these novels.Sure, it's entertaining, but I would have liked to see a bit more unique direction.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'm sorry to say that Reacher has reached the 'played out' stage of his tenure as one of the most compelling thriller characters of recent vintage.

    'Make Me' is basically a missing person investigation that, as expected, morphs into something much more complicated. Reacher gets pulled into the mix by a female ex-FBI PI as he makes an unplanned stop at a small town in the middle of nowhere. She's looking for a colleague who'd reached out to her for help but then disappeared. Reacher is looking to kill time, so they join forces.

    The plot is nicely done, with an unexpected twist at the end. I knocked it out in a day, which is normally a pretty good indicator to me of quality. However, I thought the writing wasn't up to Child's previous standards and the tension that typically pervades Reacher novels wasn't there except for the conclusion. There was a little more sexuality and a welcome return of the physical violence we expect from Reacher, but they seemed a bit half-hearted.

    Again, this is a good book, just not in the same league as the first several in the series. If you've not read Reacher yet, my recommendation would be to begin at the beginning.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not one of Lee Childs better Jack Reacher books. The story dragged along and even for fiction, the plot is unbelievable. .
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is, quite possibly, the most disturbing Reacher novel ever, but not until the end. Before that, it introduces Michelle Chang, one of my favorite Reacher sidekicks to date. (And, spoiler, but not really if you've read even one book in this series: They sleep together.) Look, it's a Reacher novel, so if you're looking for something that shakes up the conventions of the thriller novel and subverts your expectations, this ain't it. However, if you want a solid piece of entertainment with fists-a-flying and some truly despicable villains, pick this one up.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another solid addition.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Much better, almost as good as his best. A good blend of Jack not understanding technology, a bit of violence, and sleuthing. works very well. A clever if disturbing idea.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Besides a title which made absolutely no sense, Make Me was quite a disappointment. Reacher has morphed from a very cool tough guy into a cold blooded executioner; a turn of events I do not like. This book, in particular, was oddly put together and ends up in a very dark way. Some of it just does not make sense at all. Child must have heard of the 'dark web' somewhere along the way and made it the focus of the crime. I don't mind some great twists and turns ... but Make Me was just plain dumb. I'm not only greatly disappointed but wonder if Child is struggling to come up with something interesting. I hope so. I used to love his stuff ... not too sure any more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Jack Reacher befriends a private detective searching for her missing colleague. The hunt takes them to several cities in the western US and eventually to a scary part of the internet called the Deep Web. The conclusion is both shocking and disturbing. This book is definitely not for the faint of heart! Highly recommended as an exciting thriller.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As always,a brilliant novelization by Lee Child. Loner Jack Reacher is crossing the country via train, and gets out in Mother's Rest, a little town in the middle of nowhere. Thinking to discover the backstory of the town's name, he is inadvertently drawn into a mystery of "where is Keever", an ex-FBI agent who has disappeared. His partner, Michelle Chang, has also arrived in Mother's Rest and meets up with Jack who agrees to help her out. What is actually taking place in Mother's Rest that has hitmen after Chang and Reacher?
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Typical Reacher plot: on a train, middle of nowhere, meets women investigator, finds conspiracy -- you know the drill. Pacing was a tad slow, it was page 304 before I had a clue what the twisted bad guys might be doing.Reacher is a Luddite when it comes to technology; I actually like that. Never used a cell phone; I can deal with that. In this novel he discovers they have touch screens; and it actually kind of charming.Mr. Child I do not mind if Reacher does not get technology, but will you please employ a technologically literate proof reader from this decade? You write about a technologically complex subject here (no spoilers here), and you do a fair job of explaining it. But one word ruined the entire book for me. You describe a room full of computers, screens and cables -- so far so good -- and then you describe them with "modems". These have not been widely used in the USA since the 1990s. Reacher is starting to show signs of recognizing his weaknesses, perhaps you could too Mr Childs and hire that techie proof reader.Recommended only for the Reacher die hard fans.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Jack Reacher books are nearly always quick paced easy reads where suspension of disbelief is required. This is no exception. I enjoyed it as usual although the conclusion and reason for the murders really IS gross.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    One of the better Reacher novels and Jack is a little slower and older now but still a compelling character.