Rainbow Six

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Summary: Not so good.
Review: I liked Tom Clancy's early books, _Red Storm Rising_, _Sum of all Fears_, etc. However, I was pretty disappointed with this book. It was interesting in places, but too formulaic. He tends to get lost when not speaking techno-babble - the character development is poor, there isn't alot of tension, etc. And long...way too long. It could use some serious editing. Has anybody else noticed how Clancy has started using the same phrases repeatedly in his books? For example, two or three novels ago he started using the phrase "been there, done that". Not just once, but many times per book. Rainbow Six has 3-4 "been there, done that"s in it, several comparisons of the men on Rainbow 6 to "lions", that sort of thing. It is as though Clancy is writing each scene in his story outline, then just glueing them together. He needs an editor. Also, this book could have been written by Rush Limbaugh. Yeah, vegetarians are a pretty serious danger to the world.

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Summary: Another outstanding read by Clancy.
Review: Again, Tom Clancy displays a mastery of uncovering operational tricks of the trade for his readers. Continuing from where he left off with his last fictional novel, Clancy tells us an "edge of your chair" story of international terrorism and worldwide ecological terrorists. This book will be impossible for any Clancy fan to put down and I burned many a late night candle finishing it.

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Summary: One of Clancy's best!
Review: I admit I was a little disappointed when I first heard the new Clancy was not a Jack Ryan book, but reading the first chapter on line changed my disappointment to anticipation quickly. I had thoroughly enjoyed Without Remorse and Rainbow Six provides the same action and character development. I would recommend this book to any of my friends, even those sometimes intimidated by the length of a Clancy novel and assure them that this is one of the least "technical" of his novels with a story that moves quickly throughout.l

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Summary: An excellent, well written and well constructed tale
Review: Rainbow Six was one of the scariest stories I have ever read. Although at first the premise seems rather silly, when one thinks about it the idea becomes horribly possible as it does not cost all that much (as such things go) to accomplish what the book describes. States no longer have the monopoly on mass death. Clancy puts together an excellent, well written and well constructed tale full of the usual technical accuracy and suspense. At times one does feel that the book was written a little too much with easy conversion to a movie script in mind as well as consideration of the computer game Mr. Clancy will sell under the same title. Slightly more character exploration (as in Without Remorse) would also have been appreciated. Still, these are minor points that take absolutely nothing away from the quality and excellence of Rainbow Six.

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Summary: Clancy strays from his strengths
Review: Rainbow Six started well, and had me engrossed for the first half of the book. But critical plot elements did not make sense, and the book simply fell apart at the end of the middle. Characters are not well developed, and the ending silly. All in all, not a strong effort from an author I usually like.

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Summary: Excellent book with a flowing story!
Review: This book was outstanding. It was a flowing story that never seemed to bog down at all. It was lackaing all the technical information that Mr. Clancy is famous for. However, everything appeared to be accurate. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys this whole saga. It is still my personal opinion that some of his other books are a bit better. However, this is a must read book.

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Summary: Not up to usual Clancy standard
Review: Much of the action in the story is great. The plotline goes from weak to weaker. The idea that the CIA would not even consult the President (especially Jack Ryan) before going to Brazil is pretty hard to believe. We are also told that Rainbow Six is a NATO organization then "presto" the CIA is giving the orders? An American AWACS plane is flying around in Brazil and nobody notices? This kind of sloppy work has not been part of a Clancy novel in the past. If I had to guess I would say that the people who usually read his books before publishing did not do it this time. This looks like hot off the press without editing. Not a good move. I have read, and reread every previous Clancy novel in hardback. This novel I cannot give an unqualified recommendation to and will probably not read again.

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Summary: Clancy delivers one kick@$$ novel!
Review: This is my first clancy book, and I have to say it is one of the best books I have ever read. With many unexpected plot twists and a very original story, I am sure this book will be a #1 top-seller. Rainbow Six has lots of action throughout the book and it starts out early on, getting you hooked before you even know anything about the story at all. And all the battle scenes are so well described I had a very clear picture in my mind what was happening. So I recommend this book, definently worth the money.

DarkStrife

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Summary: Clancy Hitting Par
Review: I was slightly disappointed with the plot of Rainbow Six. Many scenes and events felt like they had been copied from his other books and pasted into this one. I love the way he writes, crave it even, but I have to say compared to his other novels, this was only a par.

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Summary: TC is at it again
Review: I am only 200 pages into it but TC has made another book I can't put down!! I have to say that I only give it 4 stars so far because I so far have not seen anything of Jack Ryan and even though he is not a major character They won't even say his name and only small references to "The President". I am only 200 pages into it though so maybe I will see a Cameo by Jack Ryan but so far that is the only complaint I have.