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Echo Burning
- Jack Reacher 5
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Series: Jack Reacher, Book 5
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Adam
- 29-10-13
Good but not the best story
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
yes
What about Jeff Harding’s performance did you like?
much better than the narrator of the previous book.
Any additional comments?
had random parts where music played in the background for no reason
7 people found this helpful
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- Brian
- 08-05-14
Electric atmosphere helps build the tension
Where does Echo Burning rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The narrator made this a better story than it really was, a convincing accent help create a sense of being in Texas.
If you’ve listened to books by Lee Child before, how does this one compare?
Not my favourite but still enjoyed the thriller and left me wanting to hear more
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The scene when they were all sat around the table at the Red ranch prior to it burning down
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The story about the mexicans being hunted like wild animals when crossing the border
Any additional comments?
This is the 3rd Jack Reacher audiobook I've listen to and found this narrator to be the best.
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- Joseph
- 01-12-13
What's not to like?
I am late to Lee Child and the Jack Reacher series, if you are too you will love these books. Interesting exciting stuff. Just glad there are loads of new ones to get to.
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- Fiona
- 31-08-18
Lost it's way a little
All of the other books in this series have been engaging from the start, pacy and with plenty of action. I found this one a bit pedestrian. It was slow to get started and really nothing much happened in the first two thirds of the book. I don't understand all of the glowing reviews in comparison with the previous 4 Jack Reacher books. It almost put me off getting the 6th in the series but it turned out that that one was my favorite so far.
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- N
- 07-06-13
'Reacher said nothing'
Funny wild west story. So far the most realistic of the books if read in order. Narrator much better too and seems to do all the rest as far as I can see. :)
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- ZedBooks
- 03-05-18
UNREALISTIC MACHO RUBBISH
Jack Reacher has to be the most unbelievable “hero” in crime/thriller fiction. He is unable to make a mistake or any error of judgement, and after a while this reader began to hope that someone would put a bullet in his head. Beautifully read, however.
2 people found this helpful
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- sunshine
- 04-08-15
Holes in the plot
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I stuck with it but the plot does not have a believable base, and so as I am off sick, I thought I would just give it a go. If I had been active I would have dumped it.
Has Echo Burning put you off other books in this genre?
No, as this is one of hundreds that I have listened to and read
Which character – as performed by Jeff Harding – was your favourite?
Usually Jack Reacher, but none grabbed me here.
Could you see Echo Burning being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
I could not.
Any additional comments?
I do not like answering inapt questions on book reviews. The start of the plot does not add up. Jack Reacher is a savvy, world alert man, and the whole pick up line did not hold water at all.
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- EJ
- 28-05-14
Captivating
Any additional comments?
Reacher is becoming an addiction. Tense and thrilling, I was almost feeling sorry for those characters that chose to mess with the 'special investigator'.
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- Prosecco
- 04-12-13
Predictable but Enjoyable Nevertheless!
What did you like most about Echo Burning?
I love the Jack Reacher character and in this Texan adventure you get a real sense of the environment and resident prejudice as the plot enfolds with its twists and turns.
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- Debbie
- 24-10-13
One of my favourite Reacher stories.
I love all of the reacher stories but this is one of my particular favourites.
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- Lionel
- 19-02-16
slow skow slow
the story went nowhere for 9 hours. then it was over in 2 more, extremely slow and filled with unwanted description of things.
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- Paddy McCann
- 17-10-18
All the fun of Jack Reacher in a real story.
In this novel, Lee Child comes up with a clever story with some great twists and turns to accompany his high intensity action sequences and granular writing style.
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- Patrick Juel
- 15-10-16
Great book
For the 1st half of the book the voice of the female character drove me insane
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 30-03-14
Lee Child never disappoints
What did you love best about Echo Burning?
The story was complex - you were never sure whether Jack Reacher had been conned. I also love listening to Jeff Harding.
What other book might you compare Echo Burning to and why?
I wouldn't compare it to other Lee Child books, but I am a big fan. Every couple of years I listen to them all again.
What about Jeff Harding’s performance did you like?
His style is perfect for thrillers.
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- Michael Stringer
- 27-08-13
Excitement builds
Jack Reacher stories are amphetamine in writing. A friend 'pushed' me into them last Christmas - the first 2 consumed every spare moment from my week's holiday, and a good many more moments than they should have. At the time I thought luckily there were no Audible versions.
Now there are! Initially I didn't like listening to this first one I experienced. Jeff Harding has the right voice for the genre, but his women's voices sound like little girls. It took me a long time to latch into the story.
However eventually I did, and I enjoyed it. Jack Reacher is the 21st-century Odysseus, and like all good myths, this one resonates on multiple levels. In addition 'Echo Burning' builds the tension slowly, and eventually it hits a point of pushing more adrenaline than ice climbing. It kept me coming back for more. I suspect that it will for all who like reading of an interesting hero sorting through interesting problems.
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- aussieGeorge68
- 05-06-13
The best jack reacher so far.
I loved this one. The narrator was also good and suited the story. Unlike some of the narrators of the previous books in the reacher series he had a good deep voice which suited the main character but had the knack of being able to convey the impression of female character voice without the character sounding like a drag queen.
The story is great plenty of action as usual for a jack reacher book, but the story is much more engaging with more psychological twists.
This is my new favourite Jack Reacher book.
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- ag
- 28-11-15
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