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No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child & Andrew Child · 2022
🎙 Narrated by Scott Brick
58/100
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This entry moves at a decent clip with three plotlines converging on a private-prison conspiracy, but it plays it fairly by-the-numbers rather than breaking new ground. Scott Brick's narration split longtime fans between praise for his range and complaints that he leans toward overacting, so the whole package lands as merely fine rather than a must-listen.
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🎙 Narration: fine Scott Brick, taking over from longtime narrator Dick Hill, gets mixed reviews — praised for vocal range by some, called overacted by others.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety65
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing62
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy60
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit65
Human-eye read60
Penny’s verdict58
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