{"id":788,"date":"2013-09-28T14:02:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=788"},"modified":"2017-12-18T08:32:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T16:32:14","slug":"review-killing-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/28\/review-killing-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Killing Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Killing<\/a>
\n Killing Floor<\/a> by Lee Child<\/a>
\n My rating: 3 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee Child writes in short sentences. At least he does in this novel. This is the \u201cfirst\u201d Jack Reacher novel. Why did I read it. Why not, I guess. I saw the Tom Cruise film, was told it\u2019s not like the books at all. I accept that books and movies are different. Like baseball and football. I\u2019m being serious. But at least the movie intrigued me. You know, another one of these super-bad-ass types. Figured I\u2019d read the book. It was sort of what I expected.<\/p>\n

Bad-ass type accused of murder. And then it becomes personal. Lots of violence. Justified violence and sadistic, gut-turning violence. Conspiracies. Explosions. Some sex. A \u201cthriller,\u201d you know, a hard-boiled genre for men like \u201cromance\u201d novels are for women.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s get back to those short sentences. Jack Reacher spends a lot of time inside himself. He\u2019s a loner, and he wants us to know it. He saw things as a military brat, and then as a military cop. He can handle himself in a fight. He won\u2019t hesitate to kill a man. Honestly, I think Lee Child might have wanted to write a noir-ish detective novel, but it turned into a thriller instead.<\/p>\n

I have no idea what the hell the title is supposed to mean. The phrase \u201ckilling floor\u201d is used once in the novel, almost in passing. It really has nothing to do with the story. Chalk it up to some publishers pushing pulp. \u201cThe Killing Floor\u201d and a bloody handprint on the cover. <\/p>\n

A bit slap-dash, like the novel\u2019s style. Not necessarily a bad thing. Not sure if I\u2019ll bother with any sequels, though.<\/p>\n

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Killing Floor by Lee Child My rating: 3 of 5 stars Lee Child writes in short sentences. At least he does in this novel. This is the \u201cfirst\u201d Jack Reacher novel. Why did I read it. Why not, I guess. I saw the Tom Cruise film, was told it\u2019s not like the books at all. … <\/p>\n

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