Rating:  Summary: Great book! Review: I would give this book 10 stars if they'd let me! Scary, action-packed, involving, addictive! Scary: Mr. Clancy is so convincing in depicting the baddies that he had me wonder if something like this couldn't really happen! Action-packed: I am playing the game (Rogue spear) and found myself reading every action scene three or four times in a row and I was jumping in my couch while I was reading them! Involving: The characters are so convincing you feel the story evolve with them. Addictive: I am having big trouble lifting my head from this book. Can't stop reading it! I'm addicted! WAY TO GO, TOM!
Rating:  Summary: Anti-Terrorism Team Storming Terrorist Operations. Review: Read the title of this essay and you've completed the whole book without having to go through the 900 pages the book consists of. Basically, this book is a long construction of different terrorist operations being disrupted by a secret anti-terrorism society named "Rainbow".The plot of the book is very weak, and is barley held together by the somewhat intense and exciting segments when team one or two of Rainbow is storming terrorist operations and blasting everyone's guts everywhere, including some hostages. When I first looked down at this 900 page monster, I thought "How the heck can Clancy turn the subject of an anti-terrorism team into 900 pages?", it's obvious to me now that he can't. Another thing that is simply horrible about this book is that it's written so poorly. You could tell that Clancy only wrote the book for a computer game and maybe a future movie. The only thing I like about this book is the computer game that was made out if it. Other than that, this book is void of any good literature and a waste of money and time. Do yourself a favor and read something else.
Rating:  Summary: Really Good and Entertaining Review: I have read a lot of books, but I'll have to say that this is one of the best I've ever read, but there were some minor problems that didn't bother me too much. One of them was the start of the book. It starts out really cool, but then it kinda goes no where for some time. Disjointed plot at times. Once you get further into the book, all the pieces start to fit the puzzle, and the book gets more exciting. I especially thought that the end was great. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes technology, weapons, and espionage all put together. I thought this book was so good (It was my first Tom Clancy book) that I became an instant fan of Mr. Clancy, and I have currently started another one of his books, RED STORM RISING.
Rating:  Summary: Too Familiar Review: Another drawn out Clancy thriller in which I had to wade through hundreds of pages in search of some thrills. I didn't find many. What's happened to Clancy's inspiration? Everything in this novel is recycled out of better books and movies. For a much better techno-thriller about genetic engineering and biological terrorism, check out Joseph Massucci's Code Alpha.
Rating:  Summary: Clancy is the Man! Review: Talk about action, this one is great. Classic Clancy book full of details.
Rating:  Summary: An absolute disappointment Review: First let me tell you that I've always been a Clancy fan and have read most of his books. From "Red Dawn" to "Clear and Present Danger" I always enjoyed his attention to technical detail. I'm sorry to say that this book has none of that. It's as if a different person wrote it. The characters are shallow, boring and not very believable. The story line is almost a repetition of his prior work. I found myself skipping through pages in order to make it to the excruciating end. This is the last Clancy book I'll read. I consider my money wasted.
Rating:  Summary: This Book is the Coolest Review: Anyone who thinks Rainbow six is a bad book, they can go to hell! Rainbow Six is a book that keeps you reading, reading, reading, did I mention it keeps you reading. "Why does it keep you reading", you ask. Because it has a good storyline, good solid characters and is also pretty acurate. I strongly suggest you read it, even though it is about 750 pages. *Solid Snake over and out*
Rating:  Summary: Not a Book but a Script for Games Review: While reading the book I noticed technical errors, unlike Red October. The plot was setup a hostage rescue, do a hostage rescue, again and again. At the end of the book I found the ads for the game versions and understood why this book was written.
Rating:  Summary: Way Too Long, Lazy Writing Review: Absolutely the last Clancy novel I read. Mr Clancy is getting lazy in his wealth. His research used to be maticulous in every detail. As an Air Force Special Ops pilot I can say this one is full of slip ups. Another 900 page plodding novel that, typical of his books, takes the first 700 pages to get it's act together. Then he cobbles together the last 100 pages. Too bad, he used to write really good books.
Rating:  Summary: Great if you like sensless death! Review: Couldn't keep myself from the book but thought the author made the characters a little too pro American. Being pro American isnt too bad, but he portraid them as being very sterotypical military gun-ho type people. The details Tom Clancy provided were so vivid i got a headache. It is a very well writen book and i would recommend it to most.
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