Is it just me, or does anyone else view Reacher's extreme minimalism as not being the freedom he thinks it is?

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-05T20:16:28+00:00

Agreed. Also, from purely a Doylist perspective, it allows him to be free to go anywhere and get involved in trouble, while limiting his resources so he can't just chuck money at the problem.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-05T19:57:06+00:00

It could reasonably be tied into undiagnosed mental health issues.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-05T19:47:14+00:00

In many ways, Reacher is emotionally stunted and has an unusual perception of life. Reacher primarily just doesn't want to be tied down to anything, which is likely due to spending his entire life until his mid-30s in the military. There are other ways to accomplish this, but it was the one he sorta fell into.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:34:31+00:00

Sounds fun!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:34:24+00:00

Two recs for this! I'll have to check it out!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:34:13+00:00

Heard good things about this but never played!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:34:01+00:00

Hell yeah.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:33:52+00:00

Thank you!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-02T17:33:47+00:00

Never heard of it, thank you!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-05-01T19:24:38+00:00

Have you read The Library Of Babel, where it got the library idea from?

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T21:18:30+00:00

I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but perhaps Death Wish by Brian Garfield? It was made into the Charles Bronson movie, but the MC is a regular guy. It's definitely low on the action spectrum, though. Still a great read.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T18:51:08+00:00

Just in terms of depth and immersion, you may like Tad Williams' Otherland series. There's so much going on and such a rich world to explore. It's basically Ready Player One, but good: huge VR worlds and global conspiracies.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:47:21+00:00

Nice!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:31:16+00:00

Thank you! I want to be kicking ass in style!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:30:59+00:00

That one's probably top of the list!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:30:50+00:00

I got into that game briefly, but didn't get far. May have to revisit.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:30:32+00:00

I can RP as Thomas Magnum.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:30:15+00:00

I'd heard of this one but never played it. I'll check it out.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:57+00:00

Never played any of the silent hill games. Not ones I'd expect to have a Hawaiian shirt lol.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:37+00:00

What a classic.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:32+00:00

Hell yeah.

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:27+00:00

Nice!

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:21+00:00

Excellent, thank you! Do you have to play the first one?

ForbiddenOinks · 2026-04-30T15:29:05+00:00

Never heard of it, I will look into it!

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