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Summary: My all time favorite!
Review: Great book! It left me hungry for more. I usually shy away from Clancy's great length, but this one is absolutely worth it. If you like action and swat/special ops stuff, this is it!!! I agree with some reviewers who say the sinister plot is a little bit of a stretch. One of the later techno-gadgets is a REAL BIG stretch, but hey folks, this is fiction!!!
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Summary: A Smashing Good Read!
Review: Tom Clancy has written an EXELLENT novel with Rainbow Six. Although the book didn't have as many missions as the game did and didn't cover the areas of operation that the game did, the book was amazing. He accounts of the reponse teams and the action were amazing. A friend of mine in the Marine Corps said it was an excellent book save the itelligence for the team. I agree with him. Plus I think that security at the home base of the world's most elite, most covert, top secret strike force would be a little higher than for Popov to get in that easily, but it made for an excellent twist in the plot. Tom Clancy has done an excellent job on this novel and I hope he writes more books like this, maybe even make a Rainbow Six series like Op-Center or the tales of CIA man Jack Ryan. Excellent book. I would tell anyone to read this book as long as they could handle its size of 740 pages. Large, but fun. I'm glad I read it.
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Summary: Offended, as a European and an Irishman
Review: I have read most of Mr. Clancy's books and I have generally enjoyed them. Rainbow Six, however, must rate as one of the worst. Part of this book was set in my country, and featured the Irish Republican Army. Though a nationalist and moderate republican, I do not support this organisation and am appalled and embarrassed by its actions. In this book, however, I found myself hoping they would win. I wonder if Mr. Clancy has ever visited this country? If so, he must not have spent very long here. I was utterly offended when he insinuated that the only differences between the Irish and British were their accents and the fact that we are of different religions. This is totally untrue, as the Irish language and culture are both ancient and unique. He also seems to think that all Irish people have a strong hatred for the British. This is also untrue. I am very critical of Britain due to its past and present actions, but i have nothing against its people and to say I hate the British is rediculous. I'm sure that the Irish were not the only nationality offended in this book. Along with 'Executive Orders' this must surely rank as Clancy's worst book.
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Summary: Clancy's obsession with detail tires yet again
Review: Once again I find myself bored by clancy's obsession with detail. I am at present only halfway through Rainbow 6 but find myself forcing myself to hang on for just one more chapter in the hope that I'll develop some empathy with the main characters. I find Clark, Chavez & co flat and predictable. This may be exactly what people in this line of work are like, but it merely justifies the position that Clancy beleives that describing the minutiae of his imagined environment = reader involvement. How many times do we need to be told that in the UK we call a car trunk a "boot"? Is this as irritating for the US reader as for me?Nevertheless Clancy engages the reader with his knowledge of the international security apparatus, and he can certainly weave together a complex layering of circumstances (even if Rainbow 6 is a little more obvious and predictable than some of his previous works). I just wish there were more characters like Popov, with whom Clancy proves once again that his forte is expressing the manueverings of a ruthless, analytical and focussed mind (I recommend Red Storm Rising). While "Red October" is possibly my all time favourite read, I must add that I did not finish "Executive Orders" either! (SLOW!) More "Old Clancy" please, Tom!
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Summary: A darn good yarn about the ultimate eco-terrorism incident
Review: Typical and good Tom Clancy -- good action, fair character development, good plot (though bordering on the unbelieveable). If you know some of the more intransigent people in the ecology and animal rights movements, it is not too much of a stretch to see how someone could contemplate such a wild and crazy scheme. Clancy is erratic -- some good and some bad -- but always compelling. As long as he keeps writing, I'll keep buying.
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Summary: ITS TOMS BEST BOOK YET
Review: IT WAS A GOOD BOOK BUT TO MUCH CUSSING ALSO HAD TO MUCH DETAIL IN A COUPLE OF PARTS, BUT I THINK HE DID A GREAT JOB ON THE BOOK
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Summary: Another stomach-punching page-turner !!
Review: I am a huge fan of Tom Clancy and enjoyed this book. The best thing about it is the development of John Clark's character - I hope we will see the same thing happen with Ding eventually. I would have liked more mention still of previous characters - interesting how Ryan was never mentioned by name, yet he would have contacted John about at least some of the personal things that happen in this story. Still - well worth reading if just for the fantastically exciting info about counter-terrorism! Some of the scenarios are really incredibly exciting!
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Summary: I think Tom Clancy's getting lazy in his success.
Review: Yuck. Double yuck. And a big yawn. Biggest problems were: (a) too long by at least 40%; (b) characters didn't keep you engaged, except perhaps for Popov; (c) Tom's political views were way too evident; (d) did I say it was too long? Found myself skimming the last half. Much of it seems to be meaningless filler - like he had a page count he was shooting for, and that's further reflected in how incredibly fast the ending was wrapped up; (e) good guys are perfect, bad guys are idiots, how's that for a recipe for boredom. Basically, just an overall bad book. Doubly tragic because he _can_ be a very good writer when he wants to be. Do yourself the favor - go reread Hunt for Red October before picking this one up.
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Summary: Clancy is growing old
Review: He is the dean of 'technothriller' but I think his creative juices are running a bit dry. I tried something different off the technothriller list here at Amazon that I hadn't seen before-- ATLANTIS by Greg Donegan. Talk about different-- I recommed it highly. Action with a different edge, not quite sure what to call it.
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: I loved the book. I spent hours of reading it in the car and other places. I recomend this book for any fan of Tom Clancy or someone that just loves action. I really got a feel for what beeing in an anti terrorist orginizatio. The bottom line is READ THIS BOOK!!!
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