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Summary: Could have been a classic
Review: Tom Clancy has been one of the world's best-selling author since the release of his first book, Red October, and has consistently produced quality material. Rainbow Six is yet another must-read for any Clancy fan, and is easily picked up as a first Clancy by any casual reader. The plot is full of action and starts early (contrary to most of his books, where it builds up very slowly) and examines one of contemporary society's greatest fears: a doomsday virus. The only major drawbacks to this book are the lack of technical information usually present in his books and the extremely poor editing received by the novel. He repeats himself many times, particularly on the mentality of the team technical wizard, and a simile about "as normal as zipping his fly" which is used three times in less than ten pages, and twice on one page. Tom, you write well, and with the aid of a halfway competent editor, this one could have been a classic!
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Summary: The worst Clancy book ever
Review: This will be the last Clancy book I buy. Now, Tom's been heading downhill since Clear and Present Danger, but this is by far his worst work and perhaps the worst novel I have ever read. The plot is thin and repititive. The supposed "climax" of the book seems almost an afterthought. The dialogue is pathetic and the characters fill typical racial and ethnic stereotypes. Just try saying a few lines of dialogue out loud and you'll realize how silly you sound. No one talks like this. Ever since Debt of Honor, Clancy's right-wing political views have kidnapped his writing (with the exception of Without Remorse). In fact, I was very much looking forward to the next novel featuring John Clark -- Clancy did an admirable job in developing Jack Ryan's alter ego in Without Remorse. But Rainbox Six was sadly disappointing.
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Summary: Too much of nothing in the middle!
Review: I enjoyed the plot. I enjoyed the action at the beginning of the book. Most I read don't put action up front. But it seems like every other paragraph in the middle and end of the book are saying the same thing. Its like, hey I just need to make this longer. At one point, I counted the exact same dialog three times in a row from the same character. That was disappointing.
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Summary: Same menu - poor delivery.
Review: I have read all of Clancy's novels and I am a fan of his - but. With Rainbow six, the plot is big but has flaws that cannot be justified. The ending does not fit with our present day society. After the FBI/CIA reads a person his rights, they do not allow them to be carted off and left to die in the jungle without severe repercussions. Also a group of people that are able to put together a multi-billion dollar company and put together this plot over time against multiple governments would not make so many foolish mistakes or only have one delivery system. Not believable. Good reading but a C grade for a usual A writer.
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Summary: the ending was not his best.
Review: good plot it kept me reading. i like recurring characters. the ending in some respects was not like his usual. before you always wondered what's going to happen next.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: A masterpiece! Clancy again proves that he is the master of the political/military thriller. Like the Rainbow teams he created, no one does it better! Truly scary, too real, too believable!
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Summary: Excellent and extremely politically incorrect
Review: This book, featuring Clark and Ding running an anti-terroist unit, takes on the environmental wacko extremists. It is also a primer on how we should be taking on the other extremist groups that are blowing up our embassies and threatening our citizens.
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Summary: Boring, unbelievable, politically motivated.
Review: I used to be a big Clancy fan, but this book just turned me off. It was poorly written, far too long, full of technical mistakes, and obviously just a forum for Clancy's right wing extremist views. The good guys are always perfect, and the bad guys are always inept; maybe in a comic book. His portrayal of environmnentalists was so inaccurate and misleading that I question his motives on this one. This was one of the worst books I've read in years. I wish I could get my money back on this one.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed with Tom Clancy's latest John Clark novel. The plot was somewhat predictable, devoid of most of the technological wizardry present in his other books, and simply just not that exciting. I hate giving away the ending of the book, so don't read further if you don't want to know how it ends. This is, however, crucial to my review. How can we like a book where all of the good guys win all of the time? In previous books, unexpected villians have committed unspeakable acts of war, terrorism, and crime. In Rainbow Six, the "unspeakable act" never gets off the ground. Those of us who find Clancy's novels to be a guilty pleasure won't stop reading his books because of Rainbow Six. However, I for one am anxiously awaiting the next Jack Ryan novel, hoping for a return to the qualities that have been here to fore a consistant hallmark of his craft.
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Summary: ENJOYABLE IN PARTS BUT I ALSO READ OMEGA MISSILE
Review: as the reader from Ft Bragg recommended and enjoyed that even more. Clancy can over-describe things to the point of slowing the action down. However he is good at painting a world-wide canvas. Check out OMEGA MISSILE. Also recommend THE ACADEMY and THE LINE if you are interested in West Point, especially the latter if you like action.
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