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Summary: Good read but not Mr. Clancy's best.
Review: I enjoyed the topic of this book: terrorism and counterterrorism. It seemed that Mr. Clancy developed the plot....ever so slowly...and then became bored with it and just wanted to end it. The end of the book....the last 100 pages or so....seemed rushed and haphazardly put together. This book could have easily become a 1500 pager or the same could have been accomplished in 400 pages. Overall, I enjoyed it but sometimes it just seemed to drag on.
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Summary: A total waste of time .... and paper
Review: I'm certainly gonna become a tree-hugger, as Mr Clancy calls conservationnists. Indeed, it really is a shame to grow and fall trees in order to print his latest novel. Mr Clancy's writings get more voluminous every time. However there is a difference between volume and quality. There is in fact no suspense at all. It is a very linear story. That combined with the size of the book (900 + pages) makes it a real bore. Too many considerations about what manhood is, as if we had awaited Mr Clancy to think about it. However we may not have drawn the same conclusion ... I promise : that is the last time I buy a book from that gentleman.
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Summary: Exciting action, but lame ending
Review: I loved Without Remorse, so I was looking forward to reading Rainbow Six when I learned it was about John Clark. Over all, it was a great action book. Sure, the character development was shallow and predictable, but if I wanted the emotion cluttering the adventure, I would read a "Chicken Soup for..." book. But as for action and techno-spy toys this was great. My only complaint is the ending. Really now, Tom, is this the best you could do? Overall, an entertaining read.
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Summary: Clancy's gone off the deep end
Review: I'm a great fan of Clancy and have read every one of his novels, however I've always harbored doubts about his mental stability. With this book, there are no more doubts and it becomes pretty clear that he's slipped over into the deep end. I don't have any brief for radical environmentalists either, but to concoct a plot where they're conspiring to use an engineered virus to exterminate the entire human race in order to save the planet? This is too much. The best parts of this book are the accounts of the military actions executed by the Rainbow Six team against three terrorist missions in the early chapters. These scenes are top-notch vintage Clancy, but since they are only indirectly related to the main storyline, they too only add to its disjointed nature. As always with Clancy, character development and dialogue are pretty shallow. The climactic action at the end of the book where Rainbow Six takes down the eco-crazies in an effortless turkey shoot comes across as little more than a childish revenge fantasy on Clancy's part, wholly unworthy of the warrior ethos he generally represents in his work. Clancy was a his best in his early books where plot and character were incidental to the military action. He's trying to do it the other way around now, and he's out of his depth. He's still fun to read, but he could use a strong editor rein him back into his zone of competence.
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Summary: Action Packed!
Review: Greatly great. If you like top-secret, swat government stuff, you'll love this instant classic. I hope they make a movie.
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Summary: Good story, poor writing, lousy editing.
Review: Rainbow Six is a good story which is badly written and disastrously edited. The characters, whom we've met in previous Clancy works, are stunted; their dialogue stilted; and their emotions stereotypically trite. The book's cumbersome, redundant prose is peppered throughout with grammatical gaffes. A strong blue pencil might have debulked this book, rendered it more readable, and reduced its price to that of its better-edited peers. All-in-all, this is Tom Clancy's worst offering to date. He gets two stars for the story and none for the storytelling.
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Summary: An awesome book
Review: First of all, this is easily one of Clancy's best and most exciting books. Second, in response to 'gregarins' message, many people that haven't already read it would appreciate it if you wouldn't give away the whole plot. And the coolest gadget in the book was not the radio as you sarcastically implied. What about the heartbeat sensor? I don't know about any of you, but I was impressed by the idea. I love the book, and am a huge fan of both Rainbow Six games.
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Summary: GOOD, BUT NOT HIS BEST....
Review: I ENJOYED THIS BOOK, ALTHOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER. CERTAINLY, SCARY....A MUST READ IF YOU ARE A CLANCY FAN, OTHERWISE, READ HIS OTHERS FIRST.
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Summary: This Book Was Ridiculously Long! (and heavy)
Review: I have been a Tom Clancy fan for a long time, ever since the release of "The Hunt For Red October" which was by far the all-time best of Tom Clancy (as well as the movie! ) I was sadly disappointed in Rainbow Six for more reasons than I can list here. The book is entirely too long for such a limited storyline. The details strayed far from the well researched "techno-babble" that I'm used to from Mr. Clancy; who cares about every little movement the character makes, or breathes or sighs? Well I don't, it gets VERY boring. I read the hardcover...and it was hard! Hard to hold...darn heavy and I'm no weakling it's just bulky, but it's great for the collection and in the event I need a large prop. I have a feeling this book was written to compliment the computer game... not the other way around. Come on Tom, you can do better than this.
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Summary: Awsome!
Review: Tom Clancy has improved. His other books like "Red October" for an example. It tells you alot of how the submarine works, who cares! But when I read this book, I started loving him again. He was very descriptive on the killing actions and the plot was good. Rainbow Six is the best action books I had ever read.
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