Running Blind 54-486

Finally, I have finished my first Reacher novel. Were I left off last post I was just before I arrived at the hook, when Jack Reacher figured out that women he knew were being killed. After that, it was so good I couldn't put the book down. I even refused to post this on the due date because I was just 30 or so pages from finishing this book. I find it fascinating how Reacher thinks. His mind is like a computer, calculating every possible scenario like a split second before a life and death scenario. I also like just how he acts, like his behavior. It is almost imposible to describe him, he's one of a kind. For my quote, I chose a quote which I feel that describes Reacher the most throughout this book.

The problem was, it was a challenge. He was sealed in his room, lying alone on the bed, staring up at the blind eye of the hidden camera. but he wasn't seeing it. his gaze had dissolved just like it used to, into a blur. A green blur, like the whole of America had disappeared and returned to grassland and forest, the buildings gone, the roads gone, the noise gone, the population all gone, excert for one man, somewhere. (158)

This quote shows Reacher's thought process as he tries to find the killer, be eliminating everything but him. I envy this character and just how brilliant he is. I will definatly continue to read Child's books about Reacher. The is my favorite series.


Child, Lee. Running Blind. New York: The Berkly Publishing Group, 2000.