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Summary: Too long, predictable and a complete waste of time.
Review: I was a huge Tom Clancy fan, having read all of his novels so far, until Rainbow Six came along. I warn all you fellow fans out there- THIS BOOK IS CRAP!! How many "coincidences" and "WOW! Just in the nick of time!" scenarios can we endure?? The 'good guys' are always just one step ahead of those ever so evil 'bad guys'; its almost as if they knew what the next chapter was going to be about!! Seriously this book is just no good, its too loooong, the plot is a joke (if you had a world wide conspiracy ten years in the making; would you rely on ONE man to make it happen, without a backup plan on hand) and the ending- well what can I say? The ending has convinced me never to buy another Clancy title!! In short, go to your libray and read it for free, just put your brain on hold before you go.
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Summary: Tom Clancy is running on empty
Review: I have read all of Clancy's 10 novels. I consider myself a fan of his work. Like many prolific authors, however, Clancy's later efforts do not measure up to the early ones. I recall being totally absorbed by "Red Storm Rising", "Patriot Games" and "The Cardinal of the Kremlin". "Rainbow Six" was a good book, but not a great one. I found the story to be predictable and far too similar to his last book, "Executive Orders". My favorite Clancy character, John Clark, has been reduced to a beaurecrat (albeit, one who kills his enemies). In "Executive Orders", Jack Ryan has become the President after most of Washington's politicians are eliminated by an act of terrorism. Clark and his Son in Law-sidekick, Ding Chavez, are the instrument of revenge for the terrorist attack. I felt that there should have been more reference to Clark's relationship with President Ryan. In fact, it is not until the end of the book that the name "Jack"(refering to Ryan) is even used. The Clark-Ryan relationship of the past and present should have been more a part of this book. In short, save your money and look for another book to spend your time with.
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Summary: Obvious Plot, a typical TV-movie style script
Review: I was very disappointed, the characters are dull and the plot was not what I expected from this ex-great author Tom Clancy.
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Summary: A mediocre writer gets worse.
Review: It is unusual to see a thriller writer's talents decline so rapidly (Alistear MacLean also comes to mind), but the writer of such passable works as Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising is no more. Whether it is because of his interest in writing Rush Limbaughish right-wing drivel, or because he is paid by the weight of his books, he has managed to become a caricature of himself, much like the pose he affects for his picture on the back cover. The characters are unbelievable, the plot is labyrinthine, and the dialogue is sophomoric. Shouldn't there be a lemon law for books so we could get our money back? That's a rhetorical question; I read a library copy, thank goodness!
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Summary: Engaging actions sequences, separated by 50 pages of drivel.
Review: I've run into a first with a Tom Clancy book...usually, I'm interested that I literally hang on to every word, but in this one I've started to skip all the exposition scenes, in which the various eco-villains paraded their villany around in great tedium. Ah, yes, another page and a half of the Science Advisor thinking how much she hates all humanity. And now the researcher. And the hunter. And what feels like every one of the people who are involved in the project. The anti-environmentalist position started grating very early as well. The more I think of this one, the more I'm convinced that this one is going back to the bookstore tomorrow.
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Summary: Is the plot the main character???
Review: The only character that I found remotly interesting in Rainbow 6 was the former KGB agent, and I don't think he was supposed to be the main character. I found the plot to be extremely predictable, anad at no time was I worried that the bad guys would outsmart the good guys. On the plus side, this novel was easier to get into then the last couple of Clancy's novels. In other Clancy novels, the plot has been strong enough to carry the lack of character development but this one wasn't.
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Summary: For Tom Clancy read E.E. Doc Smith - come back Jack!
Review: I've been reading Clancy's books for a long time, but it took Rainbow Six to crystallise something that's been nagging at me for a while. Where before had I encountered his great narrative skill and breath-taking and totally convincing technical descriptions combined with cringe-making simplistic extreme right-wing politics? Starship Troopers came to mind, but Heinlein always seemed(to me at least)a little tongue in cheek. Then suddenly, as I was recoiling in distaste at the vigilante ending of Rainbow Six, it hit me. Rename John Clarke as Kimball Kinnison, put a mysterious Lens of Arisia on his wrist, rename Sandy O'Toole as Clarissa McDougall, and it all slips into place. The parallel with the Lensman Saga is uncanny - superb spectacle and excitement, but two-dimensional stereotyped characterisation - convincing and meticulous exposition of technical detail, but a simplistic eulogising of institutionalised violence which would have embarrassed the Waffen SS. Everything, including credible character development, is subordinated to the action and the hardware. John Clarke/Kelly deserves more development as a character, and Without Remorse proved that Clancy can do it. Otherwise we need Jack back as Clancy's most compelling character by far. On the basis of Rainbow Six, the sooner Jack Ryan starts having "inappropriate physical relationships" with his aides and resigns or gets impeached, the better.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book really disappointed me. I've read all of Clancy's stuff except for his last couple and the Op-center series. Since it has been so long since his last one I was hoping this would be gripping. It's not. The plot could easily have unfolded in 290 pages rather than 740.
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Summary: Just what I'd hoped for -- more Clark and Chavez escapades!
Review: After reading "Debt of Honor" and "Executive Orders" I commented to several friends how I'd love to see Clancy's next book feature Clark and Chavez as the main characters. He must have read my mind! "Rainbow Six" was no disappointment. It starts out with a bang (literally) in the very first chapter and, with Clancy's usual flair for the inexorable twists and turns of a good plot, kept this reader turning the pages (and ignoring other things that needed to be done). I laughed out loud when reading the guidelines for the review, and #1 was to leave out profanity. If Clancy overdoes anything in this book, its the gutter-talk that permeates every bit of dialogue. Please! Anyone could expect some #@&*#!, but enough is enough! 5 Stars, definitely, and I'll be first in line for the next Clancy novel, and won't be disappointed if it's a sequel. And by the way, has it struck anyone that the Sudanese factory bombed 8/20/98 was called "SHIVA"???
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Summary: Somewhere Over The Rainbow......
Review: As a die-hard fan of Tom Clancy and his genre, I read every one of his real books. This one, while still a thrilling read, shows signs of a declining Clancy. The element of beleivability in this book is somewhat missing, and Clancy goes way overboard with the right-wing thing. Clark and the little bit of Ryan have lost their punch, and Ding is a bit too much like, say, James Bond? Clancy is way too anonymous and unspecific about the bad guys at first, and this book has Clancy's biggest flaw in full: A lousy ending. Unless Clancy stops trying to buy the Vikings, CEO his new company, and doing all this op-center stuff, his books may not be long for my world.
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