Review: Not Your Typical Teenager
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
High Heat is a short story; therefore, by basic concept, it hasn't enough space for serious depth, definition or background. It is all about the here-and-now, not what brought us to this place or time. But it does show us what will be.  We see Reacher before the scars, but already with the height, the weight and the basic knowledge of inter-personal warfare that will guide him in the future.It was an enjoyable read, and I have only one complaint.  Reacher's dialogue and actions did not come across as that of a 16-year-old of the 1970's.  I was not 16 in 1977, but I was in my mid-20's and teaching algebra to 16-year-olds. Even though Reacher's character is that of a well-traveled and educated military dependent, he still went to school and socialized with other teenagers. But in this story, he comes off sounding and acting more like his adult self of the many novels I've read than as an independent youth.