Blue Moon (Child novel)

Blue Moon is a novel by British writer Lee Child. This is the twenty-fourth book in the Jack Reacher series.[1] Delacorte Publisher initially released the book on 29 October 2019.

Blue Moon
Hardcover edition
AuthorLee Child
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Reacher
GenreThriller novel
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
29 October 2019
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback), audio, eBook
Pages447
ISBN978-1524774387
Preceded byPast Tense 
Followed byThe Sentinel 

Reception

Publishers Weekly called it "riveting" and a "nail-biter".[2]

Kirkus Reviews stated that the novel had "the best premise for a Reacher novel in some time" — and emphasized that this was an indicator that "something has gone off in the series", criticizing the exposition and Child's techniques for depicting violence.[3]

The Hindustan Times found it to be not Child's best work, but nonetheless "engaging and diverting", and noted that its "sense of sameness" (compared to the other books in the series) was "comforting".[4]

In the Evening Standard, Mark Sanderson called it "morality pornography", with the action sequences being "operatic, almost comedic"; in particular, Sanderson faulted Abby the waitress for having "all the personality of a sexbot".[5]

gollark: No particular reason, like other things? I don't think we're at a point where every detail of movies is ruthlessly microoptimized for audience appeal yet.
gollark: Your evidence for that intent is just the weak thing of "apparently-satanic stuff appears in movies sometimes".
gollark: Which you can't demonstrate, yes.
gollark: I mean, apart from styropyro secretly (not very) worshipping demons and all.
gollark: If you apply that standard of evidence I wonder what *other* stuff you can "prove"!

References
  1. "Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel". www.publishersweekly.com. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel, at Publishers Weekly; reviewed July 8, 2019; retrieved January 15, 2020
  3. Blue Moon, at Kirkus Reviews; reviewed August 19, 2019; retrieved January 15, 2020
  4. Review: Blue Moon by Lee Child, by Sukumar Ranganathan, in the Hindustan Times; published November 1, 2019; retrieved January 15, 2020
  5. Blue Moon by Lee Child - review: Jack Reacher hammers the nasties again, by Mark Sanderson, in the Evening Standard; published October 24, 2019; retrieved January 15, 2020
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