A Lonely Resurrection

Better the second time around

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Without a doubt! I have now relistened to all of the John Rain books. I really like this series a lot. I had previously listened to a couple of them by a different narrator and was not to impressed with the books but with Eisler narrating they are fantastic. I can not believe the difference. I had originally found them to drag but I do believe that was due totally to the narrator. These books really move right along at a fast pace. WOW!

What other book might you compare A Lonely Resurrection to and why?

The other John Rain books, the Gray Man books (Greaney),Victor the Assassin (Woods) and the El Ray books (Blake).

What about Barry Eisler’s performance did you like?

Excellent job narrating. He brings his characters to life.

Any additional comments?

I highly recommend this series now that they have been rereleased with the author narrating. They are at a lower price then they had been previously and are a much better listen.

13 of 14 people found this review helpful

Hard Rain

A Lonely Resurrection was originally published with the title Hard Rain, but like several other novels in the John Rain series it was later republished with a new title. Eisler also changed the narrator of the Audible editions to himself when he retitled the books. Eisler is an excellent narrator, but not significantly better than the prior one (Brian Nishii).

My review style here is to give my impression of the book without spoiling the plot. As such my reviews tend to be shorter than many.

John Rain results from the marriage of a Japanese father and American mother, but physically he looks Japanese. He served in the US military and later becomes a killer for hire. This book is the second in Eisler's John Rain series. After finishing his assignment in Book 1 he is dissatisfied with his life and is seeking to move permanently to Brazil, but he has some matters that he must complete before the move. The task proves difficult/impossible.

Barry Eisler writes good thrillers, but in my opinion he s in the second tier of modern action thriller writers. The first tier includes Brad Thor, Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Vince Flynn, Daniel Silva, Mark Greaney, Louise Penny, Mark Dawson, Brett Battles, Ben Coes, Brad Taylor, Chuck Barrett, Dalton Fury, Brad Metzler, Bob Mayer,Don Winslow, James Rollins, Nelson DeMille, Lisa Gardner, Marc Cameron, Michael Koryta, Thomas Perry, Alex Barenson, Brian Haig, and others.

8 of 10 people found this review helpful

Not as good as the first one in the series

This book is true to John Rain but it really dragged in the middle. Also I understand why Eisler reads his own novels with all the Japanese phraseology , but his voice makes me doze off. Also he tends to read faster to express action and I find that annoying. The story line is okay but nothing exceptional. I will be taking a break from John Rain after this one.

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great read by the author

thouroughly enjoy listening to how Barry meant for the book to flow and sound. a great series so far.

Good but not great,

I enjoyed the book, the first one was better, I am going to of course read the next books, I would recommend it, the characters are good, story is good, this one wasn't that great

Barry Eisler is my favorite reader, and he writes

Barry Eisler is my favorite reader, oh and he writes pretty good too! I'd recommend him to anyone.

John Rain Equals Awesomeness!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The second book (this one) is even better than the first. The bad guy in this book was as great as Avi Bachmann in the John Milton series. After reading the entire John Milton series by Mark Dawson, I didn’t think I’d be able to find something as awesome. This is where Barry Eisler’s John Rain steps in. What a phenomenal series! I recommend this book to folks who like intrigue and skilled operatives who operate best in the shadows.

better than usual read-by-the-author effort

Almost abandoned this one when I realized it was read by the author. Eisler comes off as attempting to shake the Earth with his novel. However, once sped up to 1.25 or so, it is quite listenable.

Starts out well, though one has to swallow the hired killer with a heart of gold trope in order to proceed. Author uses an expansive vocabulary and provides much detail about Japan, especially various parts of Tokyo. Story doesn't maintain velocity and the violent encounters become predictable and underwhelming. Subtracting the "love" story and the sex scenes would have not done any harm to this effort. I may follow up on the next in the series to see if it gets better.

very entertaining

I have enjoyed every book by Barry Eisler and as long as he writes and narrates them I will continue to be a fan.

Issues in Japan

good insight into the issues that Japan is struggling with today and how they compare with the issues in other developed countries around the world.