Review: Jack Reacher at thirteen
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2012
Gong back to Okinawa was nothing new for the Reacher family.  In the mid-1970's, Stanley Reacher, a Marine, his French wife, Josephine and his two sons Joe and (the future Jack) Reacher had moved back to Okinawa in "Second Son."  The thirteen-year-old son was just called Reacher then, no real reason, but everyone just called him that. The boys' Parisian grandfather was dying but the family couldn't be reached because they didn't yet have a telephone.In this Kindle Single by Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, Child takes us back to Reacher's younger years and shows a young teenager who isn't a whole lot different from the adult we know from the novels.  A big, strong kid, he is smart and knows how to get around problems with logic and excellent thinking.  And the kid can fight.  Neighborhood bullies try to make life difficult for Reacher when he first moves in, but the young Reacher has skills that make it very hard to overcome him.I really enjoyed this Kindle Single.  I love young Reacher's wily ways and the intrigue that is in the story.  The first chapter of Lee Child's "The Affair" is included, but I've read the book, so I didn't want to repeat that.  Just the Single alone was enough for the enjoyment for me.  If you like the Reacher novels, then you should like "Second Son."