Rainbow Six

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Summary: Cotton Candy
Review: Tom's book is large, leading one to imagine great plots and page-turning frenzy, but no. The book is just like cotton candy - you think there is something substantial to sink your teeth into, but there is nothing but fluff! A waste of my hard earned funds (I'll not send Tom anymore for future books) and waste of my time.

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Summary: Main plot not very believable, but holds your attention.
Review: I am an avid reader of Clancy, but in his more recent novels he seems to have run out of material. They seem to be of the quality of the paperback "Ops Center" series he had produced with others, not very good but Ok for a paperback. Don't spend the $20 for the hardback and wait for it in paperback. Suggest Clancy reread Hunt for October and Red Storm Rising and recapture the realistic sense those had.

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Summary: Who the @#$%! wrote this crap?
Review: Was this book written by Tom Clancy? It's absolute garbage!. I've read all of his previous books and I simply can't believe this book was written by the same man. Aside from the extremely weak plot and characters, the writing itself is horrendous! Clancy uses the same words and sentences over and over and over again. It is simply unbelievable. Every (and I mean EVERY) character is a master sharpshooter tough SOB. Every operation is "hitting the terrorists like a tornado". Also, Clark and Chavez seem to have gained an attitude, their entire vocabulary is now consisted of variations on F.U.C.K. This is simply a disgraceful book.

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Summary: I'm depressed they chopped down a tree for this book.
Review: I have a library of Clancy books. I delight at each new one. The book is not a worthy read for his fans. It is time he changed his pattern. Like Ludlum, Grisham, and Sanders, Clancy needs to change his protagonists and his research. If not, his loyal readers won't keep reading his books. I never thought I'd say this, but it's true. I enjoyed the book very little, but the best book I read this summer is your new posting of Brad Steiger's new book, Alien Rapture, where secret government technology, murder, torture, and plot intrigue rule supreme. Reminded me of Red Storm Rising and Search For Red October by Clancy in his finest form. I do not recommend this book to every Clancy fan. Tried to read it 3 times, no luck. Sorry Tom, you missed the mark by a mile.

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Summary: Another John Clarke adventure.
Review: Not as good as Clancy's last novel featuring Clarke as the lead character but still a good read . Many cryptic and usually humerous references to Jack Ryan. If Clancy continues to develop Clarke as a leading character then this is a necessary addition to your Clancy library.

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Summary: Typical Clancy..He keep you hanging. Then bang it closes!
Review: Great book. Follows his good style. Lots of little strings to follow. Starts to come together late in the second half of the book. A good read. I was 2/3 done and then could not put it down. Clancy is starting to expand his charcter set.. providing different roles and growth for several.

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Summary: Bad story, bad writing, bad characters.
Review: Did I leave anything out? Don't buy this book. Instead, if you like thrillers, take this recommendation: buy EYES OF THE HAMMER by Bob Mayer in paperback for $3.99 from Amazon. See if you like it. Then if you do, get the rest of his special forces series featuring the same main character; although the rest are only in hardcover, they are well worth it.

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Summary: Does familiarity breed contempt?
Review: As soon as I saw "Rainbow Six" on the bookshelf, I bought it. I never wait for the soft-cover to come out, however, this time I should have. Editorial errors such as a character changing names from "Tim" to "Tom" in a page shows that speed was the driving factor not quality in this latest Tom Clancy book. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened in a Clancy novel. The plot was generally plausible, but the lack of substance to the characters was most dissapointing. All the "good" guys were alike, almost like clones of each other. The book reads like it followed a standard formuala for its construction and so consequently it is highly predictable. The one refreshing departure from past books was that the "bad" guys were from the US. I would not recommend you rush out and buy this one, but if you have some time to pass and want something not too challenging, then buy it.

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Summary: Another Action-packed novel by Clancy
Review: Tom Clancy has once again written an outstanding thriller. In his most recent novel, Rainbow Six, Clancy starts off with a terrorist incident aboard an airplane heading for England. On board are John Clark and Ding Chavez, the heroes of earlier Clancy novels. Rainbow has some of the typical Clancy traits; including a well developed plot and an emphasis on the technical aspects of the story. The characters are also well-developed. Ding Chavez is a perfect example of this. The reader sees how fatherhood, his wife and his job affected his conscience. Clancy has written another thriller that the reader will not be able to put down.

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Summary: Goodbye Jack Clark and Tom Clancy!
Review: This book is a waste of time featuring ludicrous plots and a plethora of unreal, dumb, "bad guys" It becomes obvious immediately that Mr. Clancy has run out of ideas, what is next, Jack Clark and Ding battling aliens or perhaps giant prehistoric creatures?