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Summary: Have Aliens Abducted Tom Clancy?
Review: I just completed Rainbow Six today and felt compelled to send out the message far and wide to my fellow Clancy fans that aliens have apparently abducted Mr. Clancy and left in his place an unemployed screen writer from Hollywood! How else can we explain Rainbow Six?As with all of the Clancy novels I picked up Rainbow Six the day it hit the streets. I trudged through the book wondering where had the Tom Clancy I have come to know and love gone? The story was uninspired, and lacked the depth of technical insight and action that has made Clancy such a fun read. Every previous Clancy novel has had an enjoyable balance between action and depth of story. Each page I expected that the plot would thicken or the action would pick up. I finally gave up on this expectation at page 700. There is no sense in going on about this book. It was ok, but, so far from the caliber of the novels we expect from Mr. Clancy. After Executive Orders and all of the wonderful stories he has given us I can forgive R6, but, please Mr. C come back and write a true Clancy novel. I don't know if I could stand another made for TV screen play reject.
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Summary: Here We Go Again?
Review: Good book, especially since it covers the inner workings of a counter-terrorist team. (Isn't one of the major fantasies of American Males to give the bad guys of the world what they deserve?) My only problem is the plot line too closely resembles that of "Executive Orders."
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Summary: Too predictable and repeating story
Review: After reading and enjoying every fiction work I was looking forward to get hold of this book ... and was badly disappointed. What I criticize most in this novel are the repeating descriptions of characters and their goals. It's really hard to reread something in only slightly different words what's been 100 pages above. The story: Good start but with every page more predictable. Reading this book you wait for something to happen all the time while reading repeating stuff. I used to be intriqued by his other books, not wanting to take a break but in this book I had to otherwise I wouldn't have finished it. Next point is the language: I understand that Mr. Clancy wants to make sure about the mental and emotional state of his characters, but I think that the style he used is not what I expect in a book but rather in some bad movie. Another and minor point: There are some words in german, or that's at least what I thought they should be - but most of those were spelled incorrect. Maybe they have been 'americanized' and thus have been altered, otherwise I would interpret this as being ignorant. Bottom line: if you don't know the author read one of his older works, if you know him - skip it!
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Summary: Awesome, Thrilling from cover to cover.
Review: Having never read Clancy before I really enjoyed this book and has encouraged me to go buy all other five that I am missing. I was a little intimidated by the size but once you start you just can't stop (kinda like those potato chips) congrats to Clancy for this amazing read.
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Summary: Too long...Too Much
Review: I finished reading this book a month or so ago and couldn't even face thinking about it until now. This was like the Perils of Pauline revisited. Or, to use another "old" phrase, "If it wasn't one thing, it was another." Where is Jack Ryan when you need him? I've always liked John Clark as a supporting character, and might like him as a lead if Mr. Clancy hadn't put in so many disasters. Mr. Clark has found himself the head of a unique organization set up to fight world terrrorists - but only when asked to help. This man was busier than the CIA during the Cold War. It became too improbable, even for a diehard Tom Clancy fan like myself. The action was so non-stop, I began to ask myself, "Will this insanity never end?" I think there might be a future for John Clark and his son-in-law as new crime fighting heroes; they are both very likeable and talented. Mr. Clancy just needs to calm his exuberance and deal with one or two major world-peace shattering terrorist events rather than 10 - one right after the other. I was exhausted after reading this one!
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Summary: Terribly predictable and sadly one dimensional
Review: I have been a Clancy fan from the first time I picked up Red October. While his characters have always been two dimensional, the plots and action sequences have kept you glued to the pages and the story lines were never been predictable....until now. R6 bears none of the hallmarks we have come to expect from Mr Clancy. Instead it feely borrows from the plot lines of previous novels while the action sequences stumble along like a drunken sailor on a week long binge. This novel might have done better if his editor had been awake when it crossed his or her desk. We might have been spared the sophomoric moral pontifications and interminable political rant.
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Summary: Not his best, not his worst.
Review: This is better than the OP-Center books, but not quite up to Hunt or Clear and Present Danger. At least there is quite a bit of action. If you like action, I recommend an author who was in special forces and writes about what he knows: Bob Mayer. Check out his books here at Amazon and treat yourself to one. I've read all six and enjoyed them all. I learned a lot about the way Special Operations forces operate while also having a good read.
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Summary: HUGE but very enjoyable
Review: I saw the book, I bought the book, I was terrified by the book!! Not the story, just the size!! So it sat on my shelf for 3 weeks. After finding myself on medical leave for a couple of weeks, I decided to give it a go. Was I disapointed? Nope!!! After hardly eating or sleeping for 2 days, I was finished, and I dont care what anybody else says. The story maybe slightly far-fetched (okay, may more than just slightly), but its a damm good read, with good characters, ripping action, and a very satisfying conclusion. Highly recomended!!!
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Summary: Good page-turner -action right from the prologue
Review: Clancy has improved from recent books that had more brain-numbing detail than action. This book has some shortcomings, and the author's photo on the back of the book is sickening, but the story allows Clancy to insert sudden action-filled chapters that keep you moving. His best offering since Cardinal.
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Summary: Action packed, seat of the pants thriller.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Rainbow Six. Constant action keeping you riveted to the novel not wanting to put it down. Well researched and documented novel with an abundance of eye opening scenes. I recommend this Tom Clancy book to all who enjoy action thrillers.
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