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Summary: WHAT HAPPENNED???!!!!
Review: As an amateur novelist, I look to seasoned writers as examples for my own aspiring work. However, it seems that many of the writers I have come to admire, have fallen short of their former expertise. ROBERT LUDLUM is one example. In this instance, it is Tom Clancy. What in the world was he thinking about when he wrote this book? Another payday from the studios? While the story itself could have been interesting, it was crippled by shallow characters, villainous conspiracies that lacked believability, and Tom Clancy's enduring curse, TOO MANY SUBPLOTS. Why is Tom Clancy so hell-bent on writing long drawn out stories? I think he should go back to some of his earlier works. Tom Clancy needs to go home, and find his origins.
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Summary: Good but not classic Clancy.
Review: As a reader of Mr.Clacy I love how complex and realistic his plots are but something about Rainbow Six doesn't feel like his older work. The plot line however good seems more like a Science Fiction then tech-no. Another problem with the book is that it is too long(740. I mean the book at some part just dragged. I really didn't like the sub plot with the Jackel. The action that takes place during the book are absolutly fantastic and breath taking. The amusment park raid was the best. In conclusions the book is good but just not classic Clancy.
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Summary: A good story that should have ended about 250 pages sooner.
Review: Mr. Clancy's books seem to automatically become best sellers. Among the writers of techno-thrillers Clancy not at his best is still better than most. This book is not one of his best--but is still well worth reading. (The best book of this genre out right now is Stephen Coonts' FORTUNES OF WAR -- great characters, great story.) I did enjoy RAINBOW SIX and I did finish reading it although it's too long. When readers complain about length it's because there is something lacking in the story although they may not be able explain exactly what that "something" is. (I didn't finish EXECUTIVE ORDERS. I quit after about 400 pages and listened to the tape.) RAINBOW SIX becomes a little too predictable, with a little too much moralizing. After 535 pages the question, "When is this thing going to end?" was lurking in the back of my mind. Three other comments: 1. The Russian, Iosef Andreyevich Serov, is the best character in the book but it's a little hard to believe the perfect spy would throw his passport in a garbage can. 2. Environmental extremists are certainly out there but I believe the plot of this book is stretching things a little too far. 3. John Clark may face ". . .the world's greatest fear--and his own..." but other than needing his past reputation to set things up and his code name for the book title he doesn't do much. I guess I can sum up my review by saying I have a list of authors whose books I buy and read and a list who's books I read but check out at the library. I just put Mr. Clancy on the "Library" list.
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Summary: Tom !!! When will you learn?!
Review: As an avid fan of Tom Clancy's work I eagerely looked forward to his latest book. I found it lengthy but nonetheless a pleasure to read (in comparison with others) yet I was very dissappointed with Clancy. His patterns are all the more aggravating to because he doesn't seem to be attempting anything original, he just uses the same patterns. How many times do the hero's family's have to be attacked (in order to convince us of how evil the villains are even though such attacks are diversions from their objectives) Ryans' in Patriot AND Executive, then Clarks' in Rainbow? Why do we now only have villains who's "ends justify the means" philosophies explain thier every decision instead of the older villains such as the KGB Colonel from Cardinal who also had loyalties (to a different state)that were simply opposed to the "good guys"? Clancy's researching has also failed. Why does Rainbow operate in countries that already have thier own counter-terrorist units? Contrary to what is stated in Rainbow, Austria DOES have a unit (called Cobra) , Spain has two different teams, and the UK has the almighty SAS which Clancy inexplicably ignores or sidelines. With the exception of Ryan's Secret Service Bodyguard, all the women in his books tend to be either evil (the India PM) or ineffectual (Ryan & Chavez's wifes)? Why is it that whatever his heroes do is inherently right while whatever their adversaries do is inherently wrong? Clancy must learn (I thought he already did) that "evil" villains simply are not interesting. If Clancy wants to keep his devoted fans he will simply have to work harder.
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Summary: Save your time and money
Review: What a poor book this is. Gone are the days of the techno-thriller for a re-hash of previous plots and performers.
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Summary: Makes you think about the possibilities!!!!!!!!
Review: As usual Clancy is ahead of the game. He really gives us something to think about and the possibilities of what crazy minds will do.
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Summary: A minor book and a major disaster
Review: As an avid Clancy fan, this book was a below the belt blow. Bad plot, horrible character development, nothing of great interest, leaves you short of breath and reeling in pain over the $16.95 (+ shipping) that could have been wisely spent else where. Clancy's personal beliefs come crashing like a frieght train throughout this book. The Author shows his non-concern about the environment, by wasting over 800 pages to deliver this book. The rah!rah! jingoist crowd would love this book and it's extermly far fetched plot (even for Clancy's standards) and the action sequences that are tepid and take to much space in the book. Unlike the previous books, Clancy does not manage to draw a connection between the hero(s) and the villain(s). Each appear to be operating in different planets till the so called climactic end. There are to many laughable, boring ideas in this book, least of which is the back cover pseudo-military photo of the author, to list and discuss all of them. My next Calncy purchase will be made with great hesitation and after reading a few reviews.
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Summary: Cartoonish
Review: Let's face it. This book is one long cartoon. The good guys? Not a scratch on 'em. The Bad guys? Nuke 'em. The good guys? Fine, upstanding family men. The bad guys? Dysfunctional low-lifes. Clancy's politics? To the right of Rush Limbaugh. Clancy's women? In the kitchen (or the hospital ward) where they belong. The plot was laughable. And I used to be a Clancy fan.
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Summary: Two lumps of coal
Review: Tom Clancy is my favorite author. Waiting for a new book from Tom Clancy is like Christmas for me. Today, I found lumps of coal in my stocking. All Clancy fans who want or need to buy this book should wait till it comes out in paperback...and at a used book store.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is one of the best Clancy books I have ever read. To the reader from Bayville, NJ, you said never has so little been conveyed in so many pages. You call a terrorist bank robbery, killing a terminally ill kid, taking hostage an Austrian, and taking hostage thirty-three kids little. You are just blind.
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