Second Son

, #15.5

eBook, 40 pages

Published Aug. 15, 2011 by Delacorte.

ISBN:
978-0-345-52972-5
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OCLC Number:
753563959

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2 stars (1 review)

A young Jack Reacher knows how to finish a fight so it stays finished. He knows how to get the job done so it stays done. And, in one of his earliest challenges, he knows that his analytical brain is just as important as his impressive brawn.

Okinawa, 1974. Even at thirteen, Jack Reacher knows how to outwit and overpower anyone who stands in his way. And as the new kid in town, that’s pretty much everyone. His family has come to the Pacific with his father, who’s preparing for a top-secret Marine Corps operation. After receiving a rude welcome from the local military brats, Reacher and his older brother, Joe, intend to teach them a lesson they won’t forget. But it’s soon clear that there’s more at stake than pride. When his family’s future appears to come crumbling down, it’s the youngest Reacher who rises to the occasion with …

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reviewed Second Son by Lee Child (Jack Reacher, #15.5)

An uninspired story of Reacher's childhood

2 stars

Second Son goes back to Reacher's childhood, specifically age 13 when his family is newly stationed on Okinawa. Local bullies threaten the new to town Reacher brothers. Reacher kisses a girl on the beach. Reacher acts and, worse, talks like adult Reacher. He gets to solve crimes like adult Reacher, including explaining to military investigators exactly where his father's missing code book has ended up. At age 13. Just scan right.

Subjects

  • Reacher, jack (fictitious character), fiction
  • Japan, fiction
  • Fiction, thrillers, general