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Goonch

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11. In the books by Lee Child, Jack Reacher is described as
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:10 PM
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a towering, extremely muscular man, standing around 6'5" and weighing 210-250 pounds, with ice-blue eyes and blond hair. He has a massive, powerful physique, described with terms like a "six-pack like a cobbled city street" and hands the size of dinner plates. Beyond his physical appearance, he is a highly intelligent, lone-wolf ex-military policeman with a pragmatic, unemotional demeanor and a fierce sense of justice.


Jack Reacher is described as a large, powerful, ex-military police officer who is 6'5" and 250 lbs, with a rugged build and weathered appearance. His fighting style is brutally efficient and direct, relying on his size and strength along with skills from his military background, incorporating tactics like striking first, using the environment, and dirty fighting to neutralize threats quickly.

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Listen to all Goonch Sunday #1
That sounds hermetic Sunday #2
;-{) Goonch Sunday #3
Ummm... I'm not understanding this post Bayard Sunday #5
Me either hermetic Sunday #7
In the books by Lee Child, Jack Reacher is described as Goonch Sunday #11
I'm a fan of the ack Recher novels LogDog75 Sunday #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Goonch Sunday #18
Based on his moral code, Jack Reacher kills people he believes are irredeemably evil and deserving of death Goonch Sunday #20
All 29 (30 in November)? That'll take awhile. rsdsharp Sunday #10
"Horse," by Geraldine Brooks Bayard Sunday #4
Yeah, hermetic Sunday #8
Judgment Prey/John Sandford cbabe Sunday #6
I haven't read hermetic Sunday #9
The Prey series by John Sanford is one of my favorites LogDog75 Sunday #17
The Letty books are good, too. Also the cbabe Sunday #22
I love how other characters in the books refer to Virgil Flower as LogDog75 Sunday #23
And his hair is too long for a cop. And the band tshirts. A great character. cbabe Sunday #24
Yes, indeed Bayard Sunday #25
I'm reading Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. rsdsharp Sunday #12
Crichton at his best: hermetic Sunday #13
I finished both of the Guncle books by Steven Rowley mentalsolstice Sunday #14
Long wait lists hermetic Sunday #15
The Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown LogDog75 Sunday #19
Thanks for that hermetic Sunday #21
I plan to read this too but I haven't started it yet FakeNoose Sunday #26
Just finished it EverHopeful Yesterday #28
I'm thinking this will probably become a movie, starring Tom Hanks FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #29
It makes sense to me EverHopeful 19 hrs ago #30
Still reading the third volume of The Magdalene Chronicles by Gary McAvoy yellowdogintexas Yesterday #27
Just finished "Dry" PoindexterOglethorpe 12 hrs ago #31
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