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This is the first book I read by F. Park Wilson. I found it very interesting. The main character is repairman Jack. He gets involved with people who do crimes and gets them eliminated. The story opens with a bang. He is on a NYC subway and a gunman starts shooting people for no reason. Jack draws his own gun and kills the shooter. A reporter by the name of Sandy Palmer sees all this and also protects a girl by going on top of her while the shooting is happening. This girl name is Beth Abrams. Sa...
Jack has a sister. In previous books we have met his father and heard the story of his mother, but we have not met his sister and Jack hasn’t shown any interest in adding a sister to his life. Luckily the that sentiment is shared by his sister Kate who is shocked and ready to run when she encounters Jack by chance.The title of the book refers to humans controlled by someone, or something, else, and since one of these people is someone that Jack’s sister Kate cares a lot about, Kate is desperate
Hosts start out awesome and looked like it could be by far the best Repairman Jack novel. We find Jack in the middle of a mass shooting where he ends up stopping the shooter- and it is all told from the POV of a reporter. Following this, the reporter wants to use Jack to propel his career.Unfortunately the book then starts to go downhill. The main case involves Jack's sister whose female lover has been acting strange since her brain surgery, but is it a natural result of the surgery, or somethin...
I had forgotten how much I was enjoying this series as I set it aside a while back. Recently a "prequel" was released by the author showing us how "Repairman Jack" came about (and the sadist ended said book in a cliffhanger). That book reminded me and I went back to my shelves and pulled the paperback where I'd "fet off down". (That was what I typed originally...I have no idea what I meant to type. That is one "doozy" of a typo. I meant to type that I picked up the series where I'd left off. I l...
4.5 Stars Hosts by F.Paul Wilson (Repairman Jack #5) is another fantastic addition to the life and story of Jack, our anti-hero fixer upper. Hosts starts out with a great action scene on a subway and things don't necessarily work out for the best. I won't spoil anything for you. I loved that we were treated to some back story about Jack and were given a story about him and his sister Kate. I did miss Gia and vicky as they are hardly in this one.Two story lines unfold in this one and Jack finds h...
Hosts is a rather tame outing for Repairman Jack, but makes up for it to some degree with some solid character building. Alas, we are not treated to any scenes of Jacks 'fixes', which have always served as a sideline in the other books in the series. Hosts starts off with a bang-- Jack is riding the subway when suddenly a guy pulls out some glocks and starts killing everyone, with himself blocking the only door out. Finally, Jack gets up and puts the guy down--hard. When the train stops, Jack ma...
I love Repairman Jack. If there was such a person in this world, you'd really want to have him on your side. In the world of fantasy, horror and often verging into pulp, this entire series is just fun.In this installment, Jack, who prefers to remain anonymous, has his work cut out for him. After an incident on the subway, a New York tabloid reporter wants to find him and draw him out of hiding. This thread continues throughout the book and ultimately is interwoven with the main story -- in which...
Rating for this book is 4.8/5 This story includes an interesting thriller and a hideous tragedy. The involvement of unexpected turns hooks the reader very well! The idea of The Repairman jack is an astonishing character while and after finishing the book. I enjoyed reading this book, it was neither too fast nor too slow. The story can be picked up quickly and does not leave its essence in the middle. The stories picked up in the right place. If you enjoy reading thriller and suspense, th
In this extremely enjoyable novel, Wilson continues expanding on the life of Repairman Jack and by extension the Adversary Cycle universe. We pick up on Jack's life about a year after ALL THE RAGE; at the same time though Wilson brings Jack's life into the present. There are small clues dropped throughout the story that point at Jack now living in the 2000s instead of the 1980s. Anyway this story has Jack by an act of weird synchronicity finding his sister who he hasn't talked to in years. The s...
In the fifth of sixteen Repairman Jack novels, a strange Russian lady with a large white dog appears at Jack's sickbed and tells him that he, and he alone, must stop a virus that the Adversary of all mankind has unleashed to create war, hate, death, fear, pain, and destruction. Here is a snippet of their conversation:"Stop virus before it spreads, or all you love will perish." She turned and headed for the bedroom door. "I leave you now."Jack felt the temperature drop. No...more chills. He pulle...
Reading the Repairman Jack series is starting to remind me of listening to old 1930s radio serials when I was a kid. Whether it's Dick Tracy unraveling the Mystery of the Pharaoh's Scarab or The Shadow trying to stop a notorious arsonist, Wilson definitely draws much inspiration from the radio heroes of yesteryear in the construction of his bite-size thrillers and his reluctant hero, Jack.In Hosts, Jack's conflict against the inter-dimensional Otherness gets personal when his estranged sister co...
Yet another foray into the urban adventures of Repairman Jack and his close encounters with the supernatural, inter-dimensional Otherness as he tries to "fix" situations for those who are desperate and in need. We get to meet Jack's sister, Kate, in this fifth novel. Delving into Jack's back story and family dynamic really adds to the depth and appeal of his character.In terms of the plot, this might be the best of the series yet -- echoes of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Jack's anonymity is...
Another great book involving the continuing fight against "the otherness".Wilson continues the story of Repairman Jack as he continues his struggle to right wrong while at the same time remain anonymous.
Good book. Enjoying this series.
Jack helps where he can. But despite this, Jack brings havoc and death to many.
Repairman Jack returns for another exciting adventure as he unknowingly takes yet another step into to the paranormal. This novel intertwines two story lines-- that of "The Savior" and the subway fiasco at the beginning of the novel and the self-named parasitic virus called Unity. Things get a little twisted when Jack's sister gets a mysterious visit from someone who tells her Jack is the only one who can help with the strangeness going on with her lesbian lover, Janette. What a surprise when sh...
Vote: 3,75Class: L-B2 (FP) (*) (fifth book of the Repairman Jack Series)Fast pacing, well written and with wonderful characters I've come to really like the Repairman Jack series!This one pick up where the third book ended, with a supernatural war going on with the Otherness: good story with some interesting twists.A good and enjoyable reading and I'll follow up with the next installment of the series sometimes in the future.(*) There is some homosexual contest (almost nothing explicit though) w...
Only vague generalities, no spoilers:This has to be the worst of the early Repairman Jack books. It was very frustrating for me to read and it’s one of the few that I’ve never bothered to go back and reread. The character of Sandy is just so annoying and he created a situation that basically ends up being a “fix” for Jack. Had this been anyone else’s fix, Jack would’ve handled it with much more aplomb. Instead he kind of blows it again and again and it’s so frustrating to see Jack be this incomp...
You can read the first book in a series and, depending on the cliffhanger, just walk away from that whole written universe. (I have done that with the Redwall series about 15 years ago). But once you've read the first five books could you walk away? I'm going to read the entire Repairman Jack series. I'm hooked.A quote from the very end of this novel: "No more coincidences for you." Jack isn't getting into situations on accident. He is a warrior for the war that is coming. So far what I've liked...