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Jul 21, 2017
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UneducatedFan
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If I were to just pick up "One Shot" and start there, would I be
missing a bunch of backstory or does it introduce Jack Reacher all over again?
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Ok Jack Reacher. Haven't seen any of the movies. Decided to give the books
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 6:41pm
The books don't change. I've read them all.
SandYFan
7/21/17 6:42pm
If I were to just pick up "One Shot" and start there, would I be
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 6:46pm
You don't need the back story, and he doesn't really rehash it
Coop
7/21/17 6:48pm
Thanks!
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 6:49pm
If you're the kind of person that gets bogged down in procedural minutiae ...
Coop
7/21/17 6:47pm
Thanks!
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 6:49pm
The Killing Floor is the one that takes the longest to get going, BTW, by far
Coop
7/21/17 7:20pm
I've read a few of the Reacher novels...the Mitch Rapp novels
specsauce
7/21/17 6:47pm
Thanks for the suggestions!
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 6:49pm
Rapp's righteousness is tedious
Coop
7/21/17 6:51pm
I've read all the Sigma books. I recommend them as well.
StantonMac
7/21/17 6:55pm
Read one book and saw both movies. All were terrible.
Metallicat
7/21/17 7:09pm
Which book did you read?
Coop
7/21/17 7:14pm
Don't rember. It was a longtime ago.
Metallicat
7/21/17 10:26pm
I had the same problem. Tried to read the book, couldn't do it.
byujacob
7/21/17 7:16pm
I read the one about the fake money
Nat Gas Man
7/21/17 7:23pm
I did the audio book. Much easier to follow. The reader does a good job with
BYUCPA
7/21/17 7:27pm
I've read all of them but the final 2. I've really enjoyed them.
Sandy Lyle
7/21/17 7:30pm
Thanks all!
UneducatedFan
7/21/17 7:52pm
Tom Cruise is so miscast and I have to try hard
DrBYU
7/21/17 9:02pm
what you mean he's not 6'5" 265?
Nat Gas Man
7/21/17 10:06pm
mostly that. It's such a big part of the Reacher character.
DrBYU
7/22/17 9:17am
yea, physics doesn't come into play with Tom Cruise
Nat Gas Man
7/22/17 10:24am
I've read all the books and it just kills me when I see him in the movies.
Stringer Bell
7/22/17 11:18am
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