British writer Lee Child discusses the future of his Jack Reacher thriller novels

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  • @bugzaboo-wr1te
    @bugzaboo-wr1te Рік тому +21

    Love all of the books, I read 16 of them while pregnant with baby number 4 and fell in love with the name Reacher, which is what I named my son when he was born, my son Reacher has been lucky enough to meet Lee 3 times at book signings and considers Lee his friend as he remembered him and was so happy to see him everytime!!

    • @prabusp6671
      @prabusp6671 2 місяці тому +1

      If i had a 2nd child as a boy will definitely try to name reacher😅 u inspired me ro do this

  • @MikeC19100
    @MikeC19100 2 роки тому +43

    I have read every Jack Reacher novel I could get my hands on, twice. After spending 30+ years in the US Army (Combat Engineer) and then spent a few years as a local police officer in a town of 50,000 I can somewhat relate to the main character on multiple levels. The first two movies were very interesting and Tom Cruise did a great job in the role, however Alan Ritchson is more appropriate for the size and build of the book’s character. I am very happy to see the series will continue and even be somewhat updated for the times.

    • @IEXECUTIVE
      @IEXECUTIVE Рік тому

      What percentage of Reacher season 1 was accurate to the The Killing Floor book?

    • @martakavaliauskaite4566
      @martakavaliauskaite4566 Рік тому

      ​​@@IEXECUTIVEmore than 80 / 90 procent verry accurate from person who read book best wishes

    • @IEXECUTIVE
      @IEXECUTIVE Рік тому

      @martakavaliauskaite4566 Hi. I really liked Neagley. I'm told she's not in the first book. However, I'd like to know if the performance by Maria Sten was accurate to her character in the books.

    • @martakavaliauskaite4566
      @martakavaliauskaite4566 Рік тому

      @@IEXECUTIVE in reacher books there are a lot of strong smart female characters but the actor in reacher series really fit their character

  • @martinwalker7202
    @martinwalker7202 2 роки тому +24

    Reacher, brilliant! Have been through the books many times and now re-reading in chronological order. The world would be a different place if there were more Reachers. Thank you Lee, bless you for many hours of joyful reading.

    • @nidhishunnikrishnan3079
      @nidhishunnikrishnan3079 2 роки тому +3

      Towards the end of the series (Past Tense), we meet one another Reacher who, unfortunately, didn't exactly make the world a better place. Our Reacher had to cut the other Reacher short.

  • @lolawalsh9187
    @lolawalsh9187 2 роки тому +22

    I am a huge fan......Reacher is one of the best protagonists....and I really enjoy the new series. Lee. Be well, you have given us so much...

  • @martakavaliauskaite4566
    @martakavaliauskaite4566 Рік тому +6

    Love all Lee Child books they are amazing

  • @allenburgess1662
    @allenburgess1662 2 роки тому +15

    Hard to believe it's been around since 97. Time does fly, but this series has been worth it. My fave is Bad Luck and Trouble.

    • @mikes5637
      @mikes5637 2 роки тому +4

      The basis of the next season of the TV show.

  • @esme6381
    @esme6381 5 місяців тому +1

    I love Reacher! Keep them coming!

  • @neilarmitage6632
    @neilarmitage6632 Рік тому +2

    All brilliant, no other way to describe it. Yes it's the language and how the dialogue rolls out. It's unique

  • @Bondjamesbond199
    @Bondjamesbond199 2 роки тому +12

    I started reading the Reacher books. The suspense really does keep you on edge😮

  • @donaldindividual-1
    @donaldindividual-1 2 роки тому +25

    Absolutely my favorite book series of all time. Book #2 was the best as it reflects current society.

    • @briancooper2112
      @briancooper2112 2 роки тому +1

      My favorite author for fiction. T.V. show is great!

    • @czernya307
      @czernya307 2 роки тому +2

      Tripwire, the third book, was better. Some of the others are Without Fail, The Persuader, The Hard Way. Thank you, Lee. Unfortunately I had to move on when the character changed hands.

    • @freddyjisp6452
      @freddyjisp6452 11 місяців тому

      All the books are the same and the endings are dialed in and headache inducing. Reacher is a great American character, the end. But the books are all the same and the endings are contrived and tacked-on. He talks about the suspension - well dude, the chassis pokes through at the ending every time. Dude says he was an outsider in his own family - get over yourself. You're writing dime store thrillers - a sub genre, but due to all of his success he's Joycean. The younger brother, as said, has a TOTALLY different voice on the page. A totally different writer but Reacher is an impossibly easy character to franchise out...

  • @EllenRichardson-v6b
    @EllenRichardson-v6b Рік тому +4

    Still a brilliant read in every book. And I must be the oldest old woman. Who loves. Every bit to brighten my life up at 88 years of age
    😊

  • @49lucky
    @49lucky 2 роки тому +10

    I started reading him back in 97 collected all of his books then sold them all.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 2 роки тому +12

    I saw the Jack Reacher movie with Tom Cruise years ago on streaming having never heard of the movie or the book and loved it. Later I heard people were complaining that Tom Cruise was too short to play this guy. Luckily I didn't have that issue, having not read the books, and loved it. The second Tom Cruise Reacher movie is not terrible but it's not as good as the first one. The Amazon Prime series was excellent and I highly recommend it. Can't wait until season 2!

    • @krykryretrotoys
      @krykryretrotoys 10 місяців тому

      Ya la estoy viendo la 2da temporada uff it's good

  • @thechef19791
    @thechef19791 Рік тому +4

    They nailed it with Allen Ritchson.

  • @greyferguson9319
    @greyferguson9319 2 роки тому +4

    We love to read his books & watch the movies (over & over)

  • @etiennecfourie777
    @etiennecfourie777 2 роки тому +5

    Happy Birthday on the 29th of October Lee Child!

  • @denniscope219
    @denniscope219 2 роки тому +9

    I love the Reacher series! I read the combined effort book "Better Off Dead". It was good, but it was like having a favorite restaurant and then a family member opens another one. Just not the same, just not as good. It has the same menu but the food is as great as the original.

    • @tootsd
      @tootsd 2 роки тому +2

      When I read it I didn't even realize that both of them had written the book. I knew that I didn't care much for the book. It just wasn't the same good Reacher book. I went online to see what other readers were saying and that's when I found out that Lee Child was giving Jack Reacher to his brother. I'll give the next one a try and hope that it is better.

    • @Kat_Andrews
      @Kat_Andrews 2 роки тому +5

      Agree. The ones written with Andrew just aren’t the same. Nowhere near as good. Still readable and enjoyable, but not great like they used to be.

  • @goodyeoman4534
    @goodyeoman4534 2 роки тому +4

    I've been buying the Jack Reacher books from my local charity shops. I bought Killing Floor from the book shop years ago, though, and finally got round to reading that. Currently on the fifth book.

    • @krykryretrotoys
      @krykryretrotoys 10 місяців тому

      Son mis próximas busquedas en las garage sales in Mexico 😅

  • @mack1305
    @mack1305 2 роки тому +3

    I always tell people. Reacher doesn't start a fight. But he'll damn sure finish the fight

  • @guilhermesouza3280
    @guilhermesouza3280 2 роки тому +5

    First time I met the character was in the movie with Tom Cruise. Then I watched the TV series. I liked the first Tom Cruise movie, and loved the series. So I decided to buy the books, but they are difficult to find them in Brazil. Thank God for Amazon, because I was able to buy the first ten books from USA and get it delivered by Amazon. So far, the only one I thought it was kind of silly was running blind. Favorite so far is Bad Luck and Trouble

    • @angelaholmes8888
      @angelaholmes8888 Рік тому +2

      Wow I'm really am excited to read bad luck trouble because it's the book that the second season will base on

  • @neilarmitage6632
    @neilarmitage6632 11 місяців тому

    Brilliant writer and the series, style, all off the hook

  • @marcywiedrick3385
    @marcywiedrick3385 2 роки тому +2

    Love Reacher!

  • @bernicedevilliers8410
    @bernicedevilliers8410 2 роки тому +1

    Love all Lee Child books especially Jack Reacher

  • @barbaranowak7217
    @barbaranowak7217 2 роки тому +2

    I've read them all, spot on

  • @hisforharley2022
    @hisforharley2022 Рік тому +1

    Just saw the ad about him teaching readers how to become writers. It was good. Never heard of his book though.

  • @patriciamellen7633
    @patriciamellen7633 Рік тому

    I love Jack Reacher❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @martyconroy3786
    @martyconroy3786 2 роки тому +5

    I have the exact same buffalo pillow on my couch. Maybe I'm their long lost brother ..

  • @rogerwyatt8612
    @rogerwyatt8612 2 роки тому

    Best books I have ever read

  • @janicehussein200
    @janicehussein200 2 роки тому +3

    Before publishing a book,, Lee can always read the manuscript and give feedback.

  • @ItsAllLove4Real
    @ItsAllLove4Real 2 роки тому

    Read all of them TWICE...Jack is a ladies man for sure, he's a favorite character of mine❤️‍🔥

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 2 роки тому +6

    I really need to read the reacher books 🤔

  • @mikes5637
    @mikes5637 2 роки тому +1

    The next book, The Secret, already set for release October 2023. No sign of it slowing down.

  • @marilynrowland5197
    @marilynrowland5197 2 роки тому +1

    [Jeff Glor has such a nice smile!] Getting back to the strategy to extend the life and work of Lee Child's unforgettable protagonist, Jack Reacher, it was an Interesting story, though I'd heard it before. However, I'd never laid eyes on Andrew, his brother, so the visuals made it worthwhile! And that place they're building out in Arizona! Yowsa! By the way, there's a marvelous story about how Jack Reacher got his name. If you haven't heard it, go find it. I've re-told it dozens of times myself: it's a hoot!

  • @Alvan81
    @Alvan81 2 роки тому +3

    My favorite superhero, Jack Reacher... 😆

  • @nancyanneberg403
    @nancyanneberg403 2 роки тому +4

    A friend from military background ,no doubt sneers when he reads my teacher comments,but it has answered a lot of questions about how a mind raised in the military thinks( I think). How did your author conger up this reality not being American in his background? Good luck you two. I shall read on about my buddy Jack . From the little mild old lady who creebles about admiring Jack Reacher's action.

  • @peterfinegan6344
    @peterfinegan6344 2 роки тому

    Love the books into my second read

  • @rockman4699
    @rockman4699 2 роки тому +3

    Jack Reacher rules

  • @janetk8948
    @janetk8948 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for many enjoyable reads. Movies with Tom Cruise casting are ridiculous - couldn't even think of watching as Cruise is one of the smallest action actors and a major point of Reacher is his size.

  • @raymondbd21
    @raymondbd21 2 роки тому +4

    Legendary protagonist.
    Jack (NONE) Reacher.

  • @BillBurkhill
    @BillBurkhill Рік тому +1

    Have read every Jack Reacher book to date, including No Plan B and sadly, they have suffered for a while, even more so when Andrew took over, I wont be reading any more.

  • @Bullwinkle056
    @Bullwinkle056 2 роки тому

    True "can't put it down" books.

  • @stephenfricke9298
    @stephenfricke9298 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome. I thought he was his son

  • @Beechgoose1
    @Beechgoose1 Рік тому

    I've read about half of them, not in cronological order. Currently reading Never Go Back. Over my morning coffee, today, i was thinking that The Sentinel has been my least favourite, so far...hmmm....

  • @bcalvert321
    @bcalvert321 Рік тому

    I have listened to 2 books of his. They are funny because they are so unreal and not in any way could happen.

    • @spudspuddy
      @spudspuddy Рік тому

      what funny like batman and all the marvel superheros and stephen king horror books cos they couldn't happen either

    • @bcalvert321
      @bcalvert321 Рік тому

      @@spudspuddy No other tghings that made me laufg. Such as the dialogue and the things they did to escape from the bad guys. I liked the movies and the show on prime.

  • @mikeblackford994
    @mikeblackford994 2 роки тому +1

    Didn't know Lee was British

  • @ruthc8407
    @ruthc8407 2 роки тому +5

    I used to love his books, and I still love his earlier work, but the latest books, specifically the one with the political theme left me cold.

    • @nicolamills8003
      @nicolamills8003 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I'm not a fan of the latest ones..
      Yawn

  • @georgesmyth6577
    @georgesmyth6577 2 роки тому +2

    I think lee's final 2 solo efforts were slightly...off,Reacher a little unhinged. Killing... unnecessarily.

    • @CHRONICLEKAI
      @CHRONICLEKAI 2 роки тому

      Fitting for Blue Moon. Rare but not impossible.

  • @pilotlight2925
    @pilotlight2925 2 роки тому +5

    Iee seemed to be getting ready to write reachers last story five or six books ago,reacher started to lose fights, he was also being outwitted, the character was thinking about which person to live with and where they might live. Jack was smart enough to know when to stop That was the right way to finish his life story. I am not buying any more, the last books weren't good stories, they weren't even really a Jack reacher book either.

    • @nicolamills8003
      @nicolamills8003 2 роки тому +2

      I agree.
      Yawn...

    • @triciajumonville7741
      @triciajumonville7741 2 роки тому +1

      I agree. They read as if Andrew has never read even one Jack Reacher novel. Broke my heart. Seems like Lee should have been the one to tell Andrew he doesn't know how to write Reacher rather than Andrew telling Lee his first book wasn't any good.

    • @triciajumonville7741
      @triciajumonville7741 10 місяців тому

      @tomcruise4771 Nope, you lost me. Your ego got in the way. When you had the good sense to intern under the greats I had hopes, but you overreached.

  • @bobbyhanly3466
    @bobbyhanly3466 Рік тому

    Have read a lot of them. Am I the only one or does anyone else find them a tad repetitive? "Reacher faced with impossible odds and somehow coming out on top other than the slight cut over his right eyebrow. With the fight finished he walks around the corner and there is the local policewoman looking just like the girl who won Miss America two months before. She goes weak at the knees and they repair to the nearest motel to drink coffee or whatever." And Lee Child is pure English but he's writing in American. Jack is often looking for accommodations and there are drugstores everywhere so it's no wonder America has problems. Not to mention strip malls.

  • @505thpir
    @505thpir 2 роки тому +2

    Own all the books on e-reader and paperback. Read them 3 times through and will continue to. I read Reacher EVERY SINGLE NIGHT... That's how I get to sleep!

  • @Al-rs2rr
    @Al-rs2rr 2 роки тому +1

    The writer "getting old or tired and running out of gas" think about that statement Stephen King.

  • @bsl5788
    @bsl5788 2 роки тому +1

    I saw Lee in person at a Friends of Library in Syracuse, NY - Dec 2013. A nice interview. The years have not been kind to Lee. The last few Reacher books are not the same as the earlier books. I won’t be reading the newer ones.

  • @daytonwoodford4386
    @daytonwoodford4386 Рік тому

    2023 as a reader of all jack reacher books 2 present=I know authors can’t pick the actors to play the parts -it’s box office Tom’s way 2 little =Alan R is the man in the books 2 bad hollywood isn’t grooming big guys

  • @gothamkid5612
    @gothamkid5612 Рік тому +1

    It might be his age.. but he looks tired. Keep going Mr.Child from a Brummie!!

  • @tomshanakian909
    @tomshanakian909 2 дні тому

    I didn’t know he is British

  • @sanchofro
    @sanchofro 2 роки тому

    Why did I think this was Bryan Cranston when scrolling past it

  • @lanusax
    @lanusax 2 роки тому +2

    Jack Reacher is Gigachad

  • @v42dyk36
    @v42dyk36 10 місяців тому

    Man cause Reacher have 27 books that's really lots of labor writing this books

  • @davidmiller5095
    @davidmiller5095 2 роки тому

    Tom Cruse in NO Reacher

  • @Rufusdos
    @Rufusdos 4 місяці тому

    “Reacher is one of the most famous characters in all of books” 😂

  • @xstlady52
    @xstlady52 2 роки тому +5

    O Mr Child, are you OK? You don't look well

  • @TheReillyDiefenbach
    @TheReillyDiefenbach 2 роки тому +2

    Lee, it's been a great ride, but the new stuff is crap.

  • @andrewstorm8240
    @andrewstorm8240 2 роки тому

    They don’t look like brothers

  • @davidmartinez2833
    @davidmartinez2833 2 роки тому +8

    The books that has brother has collaborated on have not been nearly as good as his solo stuff. After reading two of them, I’m done with the series.

    • @knusethus4343
      @knusethus4343 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly, the last 2 feel like they are written by some robot. Feed the machine a place, a catchphrase and some generic bad guys. Make sure to repeat the catchphrase twice on every page, sit back and get money.

    • @nicolamills8003
      @nicolamills8003 2 роки тому +1

      Agree

  • @garyherbert319
    @garyherbert319 2 роки тому +2

    He's picked up a bit of an American accent.

  • @Danally1123
    @Danally1123 2 роки тому +5

    His brother Andrew ruined the series 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @dixiefleming518
    @dixiefleming518 2 роки тому +1

    Tom Cruise pathetic Reacher...books are great.

  • @TheRichieC78
    @TheRichieC78 Рік тому

    Is he ok? He's lost a lot of weight

  • @freddyjisp6452
    @freddyjisp6452 11 місяців тому

    Call in the medics for Lee (holy meth addict look). 'Andrew' Child has a totally different voice on the page but at least they're not being cynical about the change.

  • @jeromesullivan4015
    @jeromesullivan4015 2 роки тому +3

    Jack is almost Elderly…Hence Tom Cruise..how about introducing a son or grandson to carry the load?

    • @jeromesullivan4015
      @jeromesullivan4015 2 роки тому +1

      It’s a joke.. don’t get excited…😂

    • @dcfan40
      @dcfan40 2 роки тому +2

      I think they can do more prequels like Bad Luck & Trouble. My favorite and the next Amazon Reacher series I believe

    • @muhammadsadiq-gb5tp
      @muhammadsadiq-gb5tp 2 роки тому +2

      maybe one of his girlfriends got pregnant and in the future they might introduce him

  • @chrisr1226
    @chrisr1226 2 роки тому +4

    The series has taken a hit since his brother started writing. Just not as good.

  • @skylongskylong1982
    @skylongskylong1982 11 місяців тому

    Main sentence in every book, and chapter
    Reacher said nothing .

  • @larrydawson2580
    @larrydawson2580 2 роки тому

    Everyone

    • @larrydawson2580
      @larrydawson2580 10 місяців тому

      Too small of a man for the character in the book.

  • @Rainy_Day12234
    @Rainy_Day12234 2 роки тому +1

    I hope Reacher doesn’t start with my preferred pronoun

  • @tominmtnvw
    @tominmtnvw Рік тому +1

    Hopefully the future of Jack reacher will be very very short. We already have plenty of self important thugs on TV.

  • @anne-marienordin7636
    @anne-marienordin7636 2 роки тому

    I don’ want another Reacher!

  • @askarsfan2011
    @askarsfan2011 2 роки тому

    I think the bigger problem is that Reacher is in 60's now. How long can he keep going?

    • @cornacup
      @cornacup 2 роки тому

      They don’t talk about his age in the books, no need to.

    • @davehyatt8710
      @davehyatt8710 2 роки тому

      Reacher is as old as you want him to be

  • @Athena621
    @Athena621 2 роки тому +5

    Been reading them from book one.
    Hated the Tom Cruise casting. Did buy but not complete the last two ones. Will not buy again.
    The character and narrative is of sub-standard compared to the "real" Reacher.
    Pity.

    • @lolawalsh9187
      @lolawalsh9187 2 роки тому +2

      WTH?

    • @Alvan81
      @Alvan81 2 роки тому +1

      Binary thinker! Too bad.. Jack would not approve LOL .
      Better to have _co-reacher,_ than *no* Reacher!

    • @davidmartinez2833
      @davidmartinez2833 2 роки тому +1

      When I read the first one they wrote together, I could tell who wrote each part. Even more so the second one.

    • @nicolamills8003
      @nicolamills8003 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, not as good now

  • @larryholder2866
    @larryholder2866 Рік тому

    I was very disappointed in finding yet another of Lee's books to have bestiality, describing in graphic detail sexual acts with animals plus narrative about three men urinating on another's face (on the floor.) While I enjoy Reacher, I won't be reading this type of pornagraphy. It's disgusting!!

  • @FrankinDallas
    @FrankinDallas 2 роки тому

    Is Lee ill?Doesn't look good.

  • @dougrockhold723
    @dougrockhold723 2 роки тому

    It is a great series