Review: Jack Reacher, The Boy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
As a novella, this one at 40 pages, is short. Unlike many others, this one is very good.You'll not get a large coming-of-age event in Reacher's young life with his brother Joe, and his parents. Growing up in a military family and moving quite a lot, Reacher's decisive and calculating personality is already formed. This is basically a Jack Reacher story done in a short form; albeit it, many years ago on Okinawa.Mr. Child puts a lot of information into a very short space. He does it very well and sensitively. Sure, there will be the share of nay-sayers who complain of the length. If you don't like short stories, pass them by.