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sjsmac t1_itr8nt3 wrote

Reply to comment by WhenRobLoweRobsLowes in Lee Child and Andrew Child on Discipline, Dread, and Writing Late at Night by zsreport

Yeah, the last couple of books (the ones co-written) are pale imitations of the ones that came before. And the ones that came before, as formulaic as they were, all had a certain sense of tense excitement to them.

Something is missing with the new ones, and it’s hard to put a finger on. I still get them and read them all, but it might be close to time to wrap it up.

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WhenRobLoweRobsLowes t1_itr9rnm wrote

I bought the previous one out of my local bookstore's clearance section for a few bucks, but I haven't cracked it, because I couldn't even finish "The Sentinel." It was such a joke.

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sjsmac t1_itramv4 wrote

That one’s actually a bit better, but it still reads like “high school kid writes a Reacher novel.”

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Dhorlin t1_itrn6bl wrote

You've hit the nail on the head. My thoughts exactly.

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zsreport OP t1_itrqm6j wrote

I actually think the two co-written books are a big improvement over the last one that Lee wrote by himself.

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