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Summary: More Than One Empty Chamber in This One...
Review: While action streamed readily from the novel, the overall architecture of the story was just a bit too stilted, too crude for my tastes. The narrator(s) seemed to think I, a reader, was unable to remember facts for he kept repeating them ("I opened the trunk -- the boot that is," the novel told us in yet another way of describing the disparities between American English and English proper.). I was also lectured to about the "psychopathic profile of a terrorist" at least five times throughout the course of the story. We see that the narrator is not only condescending (or feeble) but fascist in style as well. He kept a choke hold on the plot even when the maintenance of it meant lapsing into fantasy (government agents behaving personally against the bad guys; both of whom appear to get stupider as the book wears on). And as the plot continued on in Nazi-like fashion, I began to question whether the characters and narrator were of sane mind. Don't misunderstand: about half of the novel read like any good pulp, but afterwards it seemed like the storyteller wanted to make sure that he touched on scenes A, B, C an D regardless of the ensuing incongruities. Informationally, the novel helped describe some pretty nifty concepts: modern weapons and suveillance systems, combat aircraft and tactics used by counter-intelligence organizations. I've heard that one of Clancy's earlier novels came close to describing events that took place early in the eighties. Unfortunately for us, Clancy's "Rainbow Six" illustrates that he continues to move further from detailed realism and toward a type of story that is both unlikely and mediocre.
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Summary: Better then playing a Video Game
Review: Truly, Rainbow Six was a joy to read. It gives incredible insight into the world of counter terrorism, along with the thrill and excitement of seeing the units, clad in body armor rush into the heat of battle. Rarely do I ever read books of such length, however, I wish it was longer. It was sad to see the words THE END.
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Summary: This book is the best I have read. Period.
Review: I totally oppose the views of those who think this book is a waste of paper or time. On the contrary, this book has characters with real personalities and interactions. Its plot is intriguing - I couldn't put it down, even when I tried. I often stayed up for hours at night reading. Clancy does a great job of describing what goes on inside of a terrorist's head, as well as what goes on in a counter terrorism team's mind. There is plenty of suspensful action. Sure, I do admit that this book is rather large, but it is not a waste of paper! It is the best book I have ever read.The book starts with an attempted terrorist takeover of a jumbo jet. Luckily John CLark, former CIA and his collegues are on board, travelling to the Hereford military base outside of London to set up a multinational counter terrorism team. They apprehend the terrorists using their brains, tricking the terrorists into letting themselves be captured. Later, Rainbow stops other terrorist incidents that will eventually lead up to a very scary and very real possibility. I do not wish to divulge to much information or I would spoil the book for others. I recommend this book to everyone. Thank you for your time. I hope you found this helpful.
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Summary: In short....boring
Review: There is not much to say about this book, other than it is essentially boring and poorly constructed. The writing itself is of a decent standard, but the way in which the story progresses is mediocre at best. The reader essentially knows the outcome of the novel by a quarter of the way in. There is no intrigue, no hidden plots or intricacies within the storyline, and that means that the whole read is devoid of interesting substance. Anyone who calls it 'fantastic' or something similar has clearly not read many books in his/her lifetime, and thus is unable to appreciate a really good novel. Tom Clancy also seems to take delight in boring his readers at times - so much irrelevant writing is contained within his novels (this is not SO apparent in R6, i admit), that you feel as if the book could be cut in half and still not detract from the readers' experience. I found myself banging my head against the wall at times whilst reading The Sum of All Fears, the level of boredom being unbelievable at times - in it Clancy took delight in explaining things similar to the molecular stucture of gum tree leaves, the exact tint of Bock's hair when in a certain light, the amount of polish of his shoes, the life story of his hat and how it came to come on his head. So much of the content of his books is not needed that it does indeed become hilarious after a while and u find the Sum of All Fears turning into a comedy. Of course, R6 isn't quite so bad, but u nevertheless find yourself desperately wanting to do something else after 100 pages of pure boredom and then 10 pages of interest. I was also disappointed with the 'villains' within the novel - Brightling was an amateur, and Popov, despite all his training, did his best to act an idiot towards the end of the novel - how bloody long could it have taken to deduce what was going on with the Project? Previously in the novel he stated that Brightling was devising something "greater than mass murder" - in fact he states this several times in the first half of R6- and later, when in the Project building, he deduces, after MUCH detailed thought (which Clancy kindly, and laboriously, runs us through) that maybe the Horizon Corporation is planning to buy out the surrounding countryside. Well done, you genious ex-KGB spook - oh yeah, but of course this would be too expensive even for the HC, so Popov drops that idea and continues wondering, continually thinking "what could it possibly be?". Plus, after realising that the authorities were onto his 'Serov' ID, he loosely throws his passport and credit cards into a trashcan! (which makes Popov look like an idiot), which is then by chance ripped open by accident by a garbageman (which makes Clancy, the author, look like an idiot). The only reason why i am giving this book 2 stars is because it contained some good content on how anti-terrorist forces deal with terrorists, and the majority of the action sequences were reasonably good.
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Summary: Good, but . . .
Review: Rainbow Six is an interesting read, but it's not up to the level of Clancy's previous work. John Clark and Ding Chavez are still great characters, and the insight into their family life is good, but the plot is sloppy and predictable, the anti-environmentalist stance is thrown in the reader's face ad nauseam, and the brutality of the situations, while necessary, is repetitious and eventually tiresome. I became thoroughly sick of the phrase "splattered brains" and its less than subtle variations. I am looking forward to the next book in the Jack Ryan universe, but I hope it's written with more care than this. Clark and Chavez are great, but bring back Jack!
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Summary: FANTASTIC
Review: Tom Clancy is the ultimate writer I know. His latest novel is really one of a kind. The novel really tell us what it would be like to have an anti-terriost force made up by members from various countries special forces.
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Summary: Rainbow Six
Review: Another good book from Tom Clancy, but unlike his other books the ending left me wanting more. At almost 900 pages I tore through the book then put it down and asked, "is this it... it was to easy." I was disapointed and have to wonder what Tom Clancy was thinking.
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Summary: Clancy does it again! AWESOME!
Review: Once again, the master has produced a simply awesome book. You can't read it fast enough, it keeps you wanting to know what happens next. A "can't put down" book that is full of suspense, thrill, action, you name it, it's here. This one is a must read - this would make an INCREDIBLE movie as well!
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Summary: One of Clancy's best
Review: This is the first book of Clancy's I read. And I think it was a great choice! Rainbow Six is a suspenseful, action packed and entertaining book. This is one of those books that when it gets to a good part you can't put it down, it's like it is glued to your hands. Occasionally it is so boring you wish the Rainbow team would bust into that chapter and kill the guys talking. But that rarely happened in this thriller. Just as a hint all chapters are important and have an effect on the ending. If this book to you becomes a let down, skip to the last 60 pages cuz they are so cool. Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend it to all of Clancy's fans.
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Summary: Rainbow Six
Review: This book is great. Tom Clancy yet again does a great job depicting the business of anti-terrorism and espionage. This bood is good for anyone who is into that kind of stuff or a fan of Tom Clancy
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