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Transworld Digital , Kindle Edition, 32 pages
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Fiction. Short Stories. Thriller. HTML: In this new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, available exclusively as an eBook, a young Jack Reacher knows how to finish a fight so it stays finished. He knows how to get the job done so it stays done. And, in one of his earliest challenges, he knows that his analytical brain is just as important as his impressive brawn. Okinawa, 1974. Even at thirteen, Jack Reacher knows how to outwit and overpower anyone who stands in his way. And as the new kid in town, that's pretty much everyone. His family has come to the Pacific with his father, who's preparing for a top-secret Marine Corps operation. After receiving a rude welcome from the local military brats, Reacher and his older brother, Joe, intend to teach them a lesson they won't forget. But it's soon clear that there's more at stake than pride. When his family's future appears to come crumbling down, it's the youngest Reacher who rises to the occasion with all the decisive cunning and bravura that will one day be his deadly trademark. Second Son also includes a thrilling excerpt from Lee Child's forthcoming novel, The Affair..… (more)
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LibraryThing member maisy
This is a wonderful short story shedding more light on Reacher, Lee Child's incredible fictional character. It's a quick read, extremely well worded, delicious. I'm always hungry for more Jack Reacher and this one just makes me all the more hungry for the new Jack Reacher book coming September 27,
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LibraryThing member christinelstanley
This is a very short story, detailing a single incident of the teenage years of Jack Reacher. It's interesting to meet Jacks family, but the story is unrealistic. Nevertheless, it is well executed and interesting.
LibraryThing member MSWallack
This short story takes place in the early '70s when Reacher is a 13-year-old boy. But he is still Reacher. On one hand this is fun. On the other hand, Reacher never quite seems to be a 13-year-old boy; he's more of an adult in a slightly smaller body who lives with his parents. But the story was
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LibraryThing member PatrickJIV
Reacher as a 13 yr old was far more intelligent than your normal teen at this age. Almost beyond belief, that's why I only gave it a 3 rating. Short 69 page read, but like I said, things he did at that age was really encroaching on make believe, and I am really a Lee Child fan.
LibraryThing member baystateRA
Available as an e-book only, Second Son by Lee Child is a short story that gives fans a glimpse of everyone's favorite tough guy, Jack Reacher, as a 13-year-old kid just arrived on an Okinawa Army base. It came out just before The Affair, so there's a preview of that book included. An enjoyable
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enough story, but doesn't build much in the way of suspense. Show Less
LibraryThing member EricKibler
A well-done tale of Reacher's childhood that left me wanting more. In this story, we find out a lot more about Reacher's family background. I've lamented recently that, since Reacher ages in real time, his present day adventures will soon be hampered by the fact that he's past 50 (no spring
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chicken), and can't keep taking down the nastiest bad guys indefinitely. I've thought that more forays into our hero's past is the way to go. In this story we get a glimpse that maybe there are a lot of untold tales of Jack and his more cerebral brother Joe. I can see them as more ass-kicking version of the Hardy Boys. Their globe-trotting youth as military brats would be a great springboard for stories of the young brothers Reacher. Show Less
LibraryThing member DavidSagar
I absolutely love the Jack Reacher books and so one the bonuses of Kindle ownership for me was the ability to download the Lee Child short stories and novellas that I was not previously able to get in book form. Second Son is one such short story and concerns the youth of Jack Reacher where
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mysterious and dangerous incidents conspire alongside shady characters and the odd hero to form Reacher from the boy into the man that he becomes. This is a very quick read and I can see why some previous reviewers might have been dissatisfied with the story but I really enjoyed Second Son both for the story itself and for the insight that it gave into Jack Reacher as a character. Show Less
LibraryThing member PiyushC
I had been planning to try this series since the movie adaptation featuring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike came out in 2012. Come 2014, and I started with this short novella the first in the series, chronologically, with a teenaged Jack Reacher. I read this book, fully knowing that this short novella
A satisfying read, for now I will continue with the series.
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was written with the soul purpose to give some kind of background to Jack Reacher, his history, his roots and nothing else; there still was more action than expected. A satisfying read, for now I will continue with the series.
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LibraryThing member bohemiangirl35
This novella gives us a glimpse into Jack Reacher's teenage years. Even back then, his parents knew he would be big and that they would need to teach him restraint. His powers of observation were strong for a thirteen-year-old and he already had an acute sense of right and wrong.
Funny SN: Even
Funny SN: Even
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though the rest of the family goes by first names, Jack is called Reacher from childhood. Lol! Show Less
LibraryThing member LoriAnnK
This short story had good points, but I didn't like the fact that it portrayed Reacher as having been essentially fully formed by age 13. In this story he not only fought the same way at 13 that he does as an adult, but he figured out 2 mysteries in basically the same way as well. This presents
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Reacher as not only preternaturally strong and street smart as a kid, but as a person for whom growing up didn't entail much of anything but getting bigger. Show Less
LibraryThing member terrygraap
A short story in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Reacher is 13 years old and just moved to Okinawa with his marine father and his mother and brother. Reacher establishes himself on the street with the other boys. He assists the marines in finding a code book.
LibraryThing member terrygraap
A short story in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. Reacher is 13 years old and just moved to Okinawa with his marine father and his mother and brother. Reacher establishes himself on the street with the other boys. He assists the marines in finding a code book.
LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
Set in Okinawa, Japan in 1974 this novella is the first book in the Jack Reacher series by chronology and in publishing order comes after Worth Dying For.
It's a light and short story giving some further background to Reacher himself, his childhood and the family dynamic. Within we see the
Overall, a good little background piece with a short yet interesting story arc.
It's a light and short story giving some further background to Reacher himself, his childhood and the family dynamic. Within we see the
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characteristic investigative style of Reacher beginning to form, as well as his way with the ladies.Overall, a good little background piece with a short yet interesting story arc.
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Original publication date
2011-08-15