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Summary: Re-read Hunt for Red October instead of this book
Review: It's too bad that Clancy has become so powerful that he could tell his publisher's editor to f*** off. If there was one thing this overlong book needed was good editing and about five more re-writes. The result is a boring, predictable, cartoonish tech manual. It was as if he wrote his first draft as a story outline and went with it. Character development? Forget it. There are no interesting characters in the book except maybe the ex-KGB agent, who's too dull to figure out the obvious until just in the nick of time. And, by the way, the "nick of time" ending is obvious and unexciting. The heroes are mere vectors of action and have no interest to the reader as human beings. I feel used by Mr. Clancy who must have figured his reputation would sell a lot of books without really working too hard. I doubt I will buy any more of his books if this is where he is headed in his career.
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Summary: suspenseful and brilliant;
Review: I am really not the type that would appear to like Tom Clancy or suspense novels, but when I read the flap inside the book, it sparked my interest, so I bought it. From day one I could not put the book down. It took two weeks to read it, and it was worth it. It was the first book I had ever read from this author and I just have to have more. So, I am now reading Executive Orders. It is proving to be really good. The way Tom Clancy writes is suspenseful and brilliant.
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Summary: Why won't they let me give it zero stars?
Review: "It's like something from a bad movie" says one of the main characters, Domingo Chavez, when he finds out what the bad guys are up to. I started saying that a lot earlier.I've read all of Clancy's novels so I would say that I'm a fan. He's never been even a good writer when it comes to depth of character, dialog, etc., but he always tells a good story. With world events as they are Clancy has lost his evil empire. There's simply no one we'd even want to steal a submarine from left now. Clancy has not adapted well. His main character, Jack Ryan, became President two books ago and served part of his term in the most recent book. Three books ago, arabs blew up the superbowl with a nuclear bomb. Two books ago, Japan declared war on the United States over a faulty muffler. In the last one, Jack Ryan presided over the United States and looked to win re-election. The plot here is that much less realistic. In case you decide to read this book, I won't give away too much of the plot. But the book concerns John Clark and Chavez who start a multi-national anti-terrorist group called Rainbow (Clark, the commander, is called Rainbow Six). So far so good. But then we get two plot lines we've seen in previous books: bad guys test ebola on human subjects before unleashing it on the world in an effort to kill as many people as possible, and secondly, IRA terrorists attack the pregnant wife of the main character. The book stays interesting while the counter-terrorists do their business in five separate incidents. But the main story line is ridiculous and serves only to tell us that Clancy apparently hates the environment (when mentioning a tree 12 feet in diameter, a "good guy" thinks to himself what a nice house it would make) and anyone who supports the environment is a kook bent on destroying humankind. Much of the book repeats its mantra of how good the good guys are (I don't know how many times we hear how well prepared and professional the counter-terrorist group is) and how bad the bad guys are. There is so much filler that, even though I've gotten good at skipping Clancy's filler in the past, that I would have wound up skipping 60% of the book. And the other 40% is no picnic. Final verdict: there are only a few good parts of this book. If you must read it because you've read all the others, then be my guest. But if Clancy has been getting tired for you lately, just do yourself a favor and avoid this book. If you've never read Clancy before don't start with this book. He has done better in the past. One final note. Apparently the book was released with a video game tie-in. Never a good sign. I think Clancy has just been looking to milk his series of novels to get more capital so he can finally buy a football team. Don't throw your money away on Tom's football team.
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Summary: Non-stop action that keeps you up all night.
Review: Clancy keeps the action going from the very beginning of the book. It was enjoyable to see him develop Clark and Chavez into "real people". While the good guys win easily, would we expect it to be any other way? Mr. Clancy seems to have a way of taking actual world events and weaving them into a piece of fiction that makes you set back and wonder how close the world has come to this scenario.
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Summary: The GREATEST - LONGEST page book i ever READ
Review: This book is one of the best books i have ever read in my life...You think itss origanaly about one thing and then all of a sudden the best parts hit you right in the kiser!!
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Summary: Action packed adventure about counter-terrorism.
Review: Good, but not great, book about a crack international team of counter-terrorists. They are prepared for anything, but unknowingly face a plan to annihilate most of the world's population.
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Summary: A must-read for Tom Clancy fans!
Review: Currently the United States and other major nations of the world are at peace, so Tom Clancy has to look to new sources for conflict. No, he didn't go to outer space a la Starship Troopers. Rather he weaves international terrorism and a rich bioengineering corporation together in a plot to make the world safe from man by basically getting rid of most humankind. Standing in the breach is a multinational anti-terrorism strikeforce led by John Clark and Ding Chavez. Mix together Michael Crichton's Andromeda Strain, Stephen King's The Stand, Ernest Callenbach's Ecotopia, and Clancy's own Patriot Games and Without Remorse, and you have the beginnings of this book. I found it to be a real pageturner, and I kept stealing free moments to read it to completion.
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Summary: Short story; long book; insurance guy playing tough.
Review: I swore off Clancy after Patriot Games. Too many words, thinly-drawn characters, language out of the '50s movies he grew up on.(I grew up on them, too; does anyone actually use the word "pal" anymore?) But I made the mistake of buying this one. It's based on an interesting idea (with one interesting character -- the Russian), but Clancy has no sense of character, so he just writes and writes and pages pile up and nothing happens and you don't really care about anybody. It must be the Stephen King syndrome. The author has become so commercially successful, nobody can edit him. Be warned. This one ain't worth the effort. And if I ever buy another Clancy book, I hope my wife kicks me right in the butt. For much better writing, try LeCarre for espionage and Stephen Hunter for paramilitary.
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Summary: Thrilling, Thought provoking !
Review: John Clark is the leader of of Rainbow, a multi-national covert force of men who are the best of the best. Their mission to fight terrorism, and to send the message that you can't get away with acts of violence just because the cold war is over. The threat : a group of extremists with the intention of wiping out all human life(except there own of coarse). will they suceed? Not if John Clark has anything to do with it! Sit back and enjoy the read as Clancy takes you around the world to battle terroism all in the name of peace. You will not be disappointed! If you liked Without Remorse You will love Rainbow Six !
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Summary: Definitely not Clancy's best....but entertaining.
Review: Clancy's works have grown steadily less and less "interesting". Don't get me wrong...his overall story ideas are usually right on the pulse of current day problems; his action sequences are marvelous; and his grasp on military technologies still remains unsurpassed. But, his latest novels just lack the "oomph" of earlier works. For example, R6's ending just kinda dies...slow and unremarkable (although I did appreciate the very last mini-chapter), especially compared to "Sum of All Fears" or "Debt of Honor". I guess I'm basically indifferent towards this book...entertaining, and I'll recommend it, but not a must-read. I anxiously await Clancy's next...maybe something with submarines again? *crosses fingers*
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