I love the Jack Reacher books. I didn't like this one for about the first half or so. It was slow, weird, and a little creepy, quite frankly. I slogged my way through out of loyalty for Reacher, and at some point in the second half I realized I was enjoying it. That moved my 2-star to a 3-star -- I wouldn't make this your first Reacher book, but recommend reading it for completeness.