jack reacher

While this story of military and political machinations is interesting, it’s also a stereotypical man’s book. Jack Reacher lives by his own rules and answers to no one. He gets to have sex with a woman who offers herself to him with no investment on his part, doesn’t fawn over him, and holds no future expectations of him. And of course he solves the mystery, catches the bad guys, and gets…uh, I mean, discards the girl.

Child’s intended audience is obvious, and it’s not me.

While this story of military and political machinations is interesting, it’s also a stereotypical man’s book. Jack Reacher lives by his own rules and answers to no one. He gets to have sex with a woman who offers herself to him with no investment on his part, doesn’t fawn over him, and holds no future expectations of him. And of course he solves the mystery, catches the bad guys, and gets…uh, I mean, discards the girl.

Child’s intended audience is obvious, and it’s not me.