Helpful Score: 1
I got hooked on Repairman Jack from his very first solo novel more than ten years ago. By that time, Jack is already the loner with an underground word-of-mouth business 'fixing' situations. For fans reading this AFTER the conclusion of 'Nightworld' this might be a letdown, since this Jack is pretty innocent and unaware of what's to come. He's not yet suspicious or very cynical about the system or people.
However, this book explains how Jack meets The Lady and her dog, Abe, and Carlos, along with some of the other cast of characters that occasionally show up, later in the series. He learns how to drop off the grid. The conspiracies are present, and he unknowingly intersects with their plans.
I'm not sure why others have rated it as average, but if it's the plot line, then the apparent coincidences might be the cause. This may be good or bad, but FPW might be trying to show that the forces of Fate continues to influence our hero's destiny.
We'll have to see in the next two books.
Hey. At least we continue to get Repairman Jack stories!
However, this book explains how Jack meets The Lady and her dog, Abe, and Carlos, along with some of the other cast of characters that occasionally show up, later in the series. He learns how to drop off the grid. The conspiracies are present, and he unknowingly intersects with their plans.
I'm not sure why others have rated it as average, but if it's the plot line, then the apparent coincidences might be the cause. This may be good or bad, but FPW might be trying to show that the forces of Fate continues to influence our hero's destiny.
We'll have to see in the next two books.
Hey. At least we continue to get Repairman Jack stories!
