Series Sunday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
- Read an installment of a series.
- Share your review/recommendation below.
- Include the title, author and series name.
My Series Sunday pick is Persuader, the seventh book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Reacher lives for the moment. No commitments. No home. Just a toothbrush and burning desire to right wrongs. DEA Agent Duffy lives for the future. But she too needs to right a wrong. Together, they aim to rescue an agent from a crime lord's waterfront fortress. With his massive size, Reacher is a hard man to miss but he goes undercover in this early installment of the best-selling series.
I bought this paperback from my local library for one buck a few years ago and just now getting to reading it. I figured it would be perfect timing for the Sistahs Be Readin' Book Club selection for March with the 3rd season premiering on Prime Video. Let's prove whether the book is always better.
"It's been a complete waste of time, beginning to end." ~ pg. 269
The Sistahs have our snacks ready, excited for a new TV commentary season on Patreon and the opportunity to buddy read and watch. We said it before: the casting for the Prime Video series is so perfect. The actor meets all of the physical features, witty remarks, grifter style and kick-ass attitude of the beloved character created by Lee Child. So imagine our surprise when by episode 3, we threw in the towel and held our own finale. The book's gotta be better though, right?
So I eagerly dusted off the 465-page paperback and started reading. I can see how the show followed the main parts and fell short. The action was translated better on the pages than on-screen. Reacher's dry jokes landed better. And there wasn't annoying side characters with horrible accents. Yet it was too damn long. I don't know if the show tainted the story for me, or if this was just a lull in a series that started over 20 years ago. It certainly does not sway me from continuing though. I'll just cherry pick which Reacher book to read next.
Please visit www.patreon.com/sistahspeak if you are interested in joining the Sistahs Be Readin' Book Club. ~Sistah LM
Title: Persuader
Author: Lee Child
Published: April 2003
Pages: 465
Edition: Paperback
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 🖤 🖤 🖤
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