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Summary: Better than Rainbow Six
Review: I liked the mix of action, types of characters and use of "technology."
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Summary: Never Again!
Review: I couldn't finish the last Clancy book and this one is hopeless. Just hundreds of pages of research by his staff, I'm sure and no story. Plus it bears NO resemblance to what really goes on in the White House. I will not buy the next novel from Mr. Clancy.
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Summary: Ok
Review: This book is very good if you skip the first 300 pages. With the exception of the first 30.
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Summary: Clancy is slipping ...
Review: After following Clancy's early books with enthusiasm, I've found his more recent books to be lacking in story content. "The Bear and the Dragon" has hit bottom for me - I gave up after 350 pages!While the story potential is great, Clancy seems to have devoted only about 50% of this book to the basic story. The remaining 50% is divided between moralizing and strutting his knowledge of international and military affairs. I've read his books for the great stories, and his moralizing leaves me feeling cheated and mislead. I don't want to pay for a book just to listen to his personal moral concepts.
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Summary: Just a (poor) rewrite of his previous books..
Review: No new plots. Clancy's annoying habit of pontificating the rights and wrongs of the world culminate to a new high. The plot lines are exactly the same from his previous books, i.e. stupid_event + news_coverage = threatened_econmic_collapse_so_we_go_to_war_and_get_soundly_defeated_without_scratching_the_paint_on_a_single_American_tank. Clancy has such an unrealistic view of war and such an overwhelmingly overly optimistic sense of American fighting power that it is hard to stomach. Dont waste your time or money.
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Summary: Time for this series to end.
Review: when I was thirteen I read The hunt for Red October. From that book on I was hooked onto clancy's writing, most notably the Jack Ryan books, But it would seem that Clancy's ego has grown as large as his books. This book while entertaining is about 400 pages to long. He is certainly stretching for material and needs to end this series with a final book. One that is 1000 pages long. He was at his best when his books were 500 pages or so .
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Most of the complaints seem to be about the lack of editing, but what about the usual attention to detail. The length would have been no big deal if it was of the usual quality. Ususally, Clancy is rock solid on his facts, some of which were wrong, and you end up learning way more than you wanted to about something, not this time. It was more the quality of OP-Center books. Not too much thought. I've been debating China/Russia politics with my Army friends since the early 80's and it was an unfortunate waste of an excellent topic. Still even bad Clancy is better written than most books and even if it was disappointing it was still a good read as long as you all you expect is typical fiction.
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Summary: Same ole, Same ole
Review: I had really high hopes for this book. Before it came out I knew that it was supposed to have Clark AND Ryan in it, and thought it had great possibilities. However, it just didn't deliver. The language is atrocious compared to earlier books. Clancy must have spent the last few years in the gutter learning how to talk. I really got the feeling that Clancy must be out of new ideas. The book started with the concept of Red Storm: A country goes through a calamity and decides to invade another and take what they want. Then, he delved into the area of Executive Powers and spent a long time talking politics, and ended with a small blitzkrieg. Yawn. I'll test his next book via the library before spending my money.
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Summary: Where is the action?
Review: I am on page 315 and bored out of my mind with this book! When will the action begin? I too am offended by the increased use of foul language in this book, a definate departure from Clancy's other books, of which, for the most part, I have enjoyed reading. Since I am a die-hard fan, however, I will continue reading this book, although my money may have been better spent on one of the "Op-Center" series books.
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Summary: tediouser and tediouser
Review: In the summer of 1988, I had a day devoted to reading Clancy's first novel. Didn't eat, didn't sleep until I had finished it. And for every novel since, my life has gone on hold because I can't stop reading it. Until his latest, of course. Though some of his novels are a bit verbose at times, this takes the cake! Are his editors (if there are any) too scared of him to use their red pens? Or are they even bothering to read anymore? Publisher, beware: you will lose money and Clancy fans on this one - and deservedly so. Tom (if I may be so bold), beware: save your readers the sermons and the repetition and get back to the fast-moving thriller/suspense we have all grown to love. Might I suggest you revisit Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising? Or hire me as your editor.
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