sandrapilnylokertsen

I have a real soft spot for the men's adventure series books of the 1970s and 1980s. You know, The Destroyer, The Executioner, The Death Merchant, etc. So I do not in any way mean it as an insult when I say that this book belongs in the stack as a better example of the genre. The action is well-written and frequent. The violence is over-the-top. And it's just plain fun as hell. That said, with the strengths of the genre come the weaknesses, as well. The dialogue can often be repetitive or expository, and often times there are long passages where a character reminds the other character how tough they are or how well they are trained. I haven't read the Jack Reacher books, so I can't compare them. But I'm a big fan of Stephen Hunter who has taken the genre and raised it far above the usual expectations. This is Hilton's first book, so my guess is that the series and the character will grow as it goes. But you have nothing to lose with this first book in the series. It's fast and fun.

2023-02-07 11:17