Jack Reacher - Habits, Beliefs, Attitudes and Opinions

Habits, Beliefs, Attitudes and Opinions

In Killing Floor, it is revealed that he has a love for music, especially blues music. It was this affinity for the blues that inspired Reacher to get off the bus at the start of Killing Floor and catapulted him into the resulting story. It is also in this novel that Reacher's internal monologue reveals that he has a music collection in his head, which he listens to.

As revealed in Nothing to Lose, Reacher holds no religious beliefs and is openly scornful of the fundamentalist Christianity espoused by the novel's antagonist. Reacher also shows his disdain for religion when in Bad Luck and Trouble he is traveling to Los Angeles via airline, and he states that he does not like Alaskan Airlines "because they put scripture cards on the meal trays."

In Nothing to Lose, Reacher indicates that he has an antipathy towards what he sees as the corruption of traditional spelling, such as the use of "U" for "you", and "lo" for "low".

He wears his clothing for 2–3 days before discarding it, usually purchasing new clothing cheaply from chain outlets. He has no steady income and lives on savings in his bank account and part-time jobs. At various points during the series, his bank account is supplemented by taking money from his enemies (this occurs most notably in Bad Luck and Trouble). Reacher knows how to drive and enjoys cars, as in Tripwire, Running Blind, Bad Luck and Trouble and One Shot.

Since he has no fixed address, Reacher often eats in diners and other inexpensive restaurants. He drinks coffee constantly: "The Reacher brothers' need for caffeine makes heroin addiction look like an amusing little take-it-or-leave-it sideline". He is also fond of breakfast foods: especially eggs, pancakes, and bacon. Reacher only occasionally uses profanity.