OTGP 5: Trevanian’s Nicholai Hel in Shibumi

I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book.  From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face.   However, it is an unfortunate…

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OTGP 4: Joel Abercrombie’s Logan Ninefingers in Red Country

I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book.  From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face.   However, it is an unfortunate…

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OtGP 3: Mickey Spillane’s Dogeron Kelly in The Erection Set

I read many different types of books, but what I love to read the most is a truly badass book.  From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face.   However, it is an unfortunate…

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OtGP 2: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Never Go Back

I read many different types of books, but what I most love to read is a truly badass book.  From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face.   However, it is an unfortunate truth…

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OtGP 1: Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in Second Son

I read many different types of books, but what I most love to read is a truly badass book.  From the day I first opened up an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel as a child, I was hooked on the simple literary delights of a well-placed punch to the face.   However, it is an unfortunate truth…

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Io5M 5: The top 5 most awesome, badass and/or sweet Jack Reacher moments!

Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature!  I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. Today I look at a fictional badass named Jack Reacher.  For those unfamiliar with the number one New York Times bestselling author…

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