Book Title: Killing Floor
Reviewer:
Dennis
Series: Jack Reacher
(Book 1)
Publisher: Jove
Publication
Date: April 25, 2006
Synopsis: Jack Reacher gets off a bus in a small town called Mangrove. Almost right after he sits down to eat, he is arrested for a murder he didn't commit. The murder victim is someone from Reacher’s past (don’t want to spoil it). Soon he is proven innocent by a police officer named Roscoe and they try to find the killer. More bodies turn up, and soon Reacher is uncovering dark secrets about the perfect looking town and it's inhabitants.
Review: The book was pretty good, not my favorite, but still a great one so far! One thing I one thing I know about all Lee Child's books, is that he will always describe what gun was used in every situations, AND give me a lot of unnecessary info about the gun. Now, whenever I see a gun on TV or in a game I can tell you what gun that is, how big it’s clip is and a whole bunch of other stuff that serves no practical purpose in the real world! ;)
Synopsis: Jack Reacher gets off a bus in a small town called Mangrove. Almost right after he sits down to eat, he is arrested for a murder he didn't commit. The murder victim is someone from Reacher’s past (don’t want to spoil it). Soon he is proven innocent by a police officer named Roscoe and they try to find the killer. More bodies turn up, and soon Reacher is uncovering dark secrets about the perfect looking town and it's inhabitants.
Review: The book was pretty good, not my favorite, but still a great one so far! One thing I one thing I know about all Lee Child's books, is that he will always describe what gun was used in every situations, AND give me a lot of unnecessary info about the gun. Now, whenever I see a gun on TV or in a game I can tell you what gun that is, how big it’s clip is and a whole bunch of other stuff that serves no practical purpose in the real world! ;)
Anyways, back to the review! I've seen many reviews commenting
on the overuse of sentence fragments, but I personally I don’t mind them. The mystery was gripping and I didn't figure out who the killer was until it was revealed. This book had its fair amount of action and some romance. That’s
pretty much it for this review. 4.5 surfboards out of 5!
Things I Liked:
Things I Liked:
· Awesome kick ass ending
· Since I don’t want any spoilers, I’ll just say that at the end, there is fire. A whole lot of fire.
Things I Didn't Like:
Things I Didn't Like:
· Not
much, just the fact there was no big, dramatic reveal…
Recommend to: This one is a little more mature, so I’m going to say 14+, or any Reacher fans.
Movie: The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson
Writer of Book: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date of release: 12 December 2012
Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire, sets out on a quest with 13 dwarves to retake their Mountain fortress Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and enemies such as Goblins, Trolls, Orcs and Wargs, but also allies like Elves and Radagast the brown wizard.
Review: In this movie, there is more humour than Lord of the Rings (LOTR). Although this movie made me chuckle a few times, the humourous moments were few and far between. However, I feel the beginning was really stretched out and even though it was funny, I still got a little bored. Then right after that we have fight scene after fight scene after fight scene! And despite the characters falling hundreds of meters or getting throw around like toys by a troll they all get up and restart the whole cycle. And every single fight seen seems to look and feel the same, just with a different background every time. So the movie didn’t really make it for me there. But answer me this. LOTR is three books, they make three movies. The Hobbit is one book, they make three movies. ??? How does that make any sense? Anyways, if you liked LOTR, you should see this movie. If you’re not a big fan of Middle Earth, start with LOTR. 3.5 surfboards out of 5.
Comments: I just realized I didn't give Tripwire a rating yesterday, so the rating for Tripwire is 5 surfboards out of 5! First perfect score!
Recommend to: This one is a little more mature, so I’m going to say 14+, or any Reacher fans.
Movie: The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson
Writer of Book: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date of release: 12 December 2012
Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire, sets out on a quest with 13 dwarves to retake their Mountain fortress Erebor from the dragon Smaug. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and enemies such as Goblins, Trolls, Orcs and Wargs, but also allies like Elves and Radagast the brown wizard.
Review: In this movie, there is more humour than Lord of the Rings (LOTR). Although this movie made me chuckle a few times, the humourous moments were few and far between. However, I feel the beginning was really stretched out and even though it was funny, I still got a little bored. Then right after that we have fight scene after fight scene after fight scene! And despite the characters falling hundreds of meters or getting throw around like toys by a troll they all get up and restart the whole cycle. And every single fight seen seems to look and feel the same, just with a different background every time. So the movie didn’t really make it for me there. But answer me this. LOTR is three books, they make three movies. The Hobbit is one book, they make three movies. ??? How does that make any sense? Anyways, if you liked LOTR, you should see this movie. If you’re not a big fan of Middle Earth, start with LOTR. 3.5 surfboards out of 5.
Comments: I just realized I didn't give Tripwire a rating yesterday, so the rating for Tripwire is 5 surfboards out of 5! First perfect score!
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