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Summary: no major injuries through 2/3s of the book
Review: I found myself hoping that several of the "enemy" missions were far too incompetent. I felt that the Rainbow team was no challenged enough after the various terrorist scenes. They always ended up fairing well. For example, there were only a few injuries suffered by the 1st team during the hospital scene. Those injuries were only on undeveloped characters in the novel, not signifcants characters like Chavez's or Clark's wife. I wanted the terrorists to succeed more than the Rainbow team. I quit after that scene.
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Summary: Lacks credibility of Clancy's other books.
Review: When I read this book I was very disappointed. It is just about a SWAT team that goes around Europe shooting bad guys. Big deal. Even worse, the plot (which I won't reveal here) isn't as chillingly plausible as those in Clancy's earlier works. It's not believable, it's just dumb. This book falls far below Clancy's usually high standards. It propably makes a better computer game than a book. You'll want to read it if you are a Clancy fan, but if not, read one of his earlier, and much better works.
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Summary: Pretty good book, but not his best.
Review: Pretty good book, but not his best. The story is a little slow at times, but worth reading.
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Summary: An exciting book attacking the environmental movement.
Review: I have read most of Clancy's books, and, as time goes on, they offer more and more of Clancy's political and philosophical views and less and less story and excitement. Rainbow Six is also a thinly disguised attack on the environmental movement, dismissing such organizations as the Sierra Club as fanatical, with a strong implication that environmentalists are exceptionally naive at best and extremely stupid at worst. They are all emotional "tree and bunny huggers," rather than thoughtful and intelligent people. Clancy continues to be enamored with organizations like the CIA and the FBI, who alone have the welfare of the country in mind. I think this is the last Clancy book I will read.
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Summary: One of his best
Review: I've read his previous novels, but am surprised by the amount of knowledge Mr. Clancy has of counter-terrorism. The research was good and I like the impending-event style of writing in this one- you're always expecting the team to go on another mission and who knows what can happen there? But all missions were exciting and detailed. One thing that kept me giving 5 stars is the weak plot, and the weak characters of the villains in the book. But overall, a book u can't put down easily and it makes for fast-paced and finger-biting reading.
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Summary: Dynamic
Review: The tactical detail outlined in the first operations is outstanding. As a former SWAT officer I believe that the operations written about are text book. While Clancy writes about some equipment we all wish we had his personnel placement and operational soundness would go well in a training debriefing. I found the ending very unbelieveable and a let down from the books begining however well worth the time to read.
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Summary: Long and Slow Going!
Review: If you're gonna write a 900 page thriller, you need to keep people intersted. And that's something this book does not do."Rainbow Six" severely lacks the tension found in such works as "The Hunt For Red October". (Incidentally, "October" was only about half as long as this book.) The story involves an anti-terrorist military unit who fly around the world taking out terrorists whenever they start taking hostages. This anti-terrorist unit is supposed to be in the top of their game. Unfortunately, they are so good at what they do that nothing interesting happens. For example, all is quiet in the book for about 100 pages, then a terrorist unit attacks a bank in Switzerland; the Rainbow team blows the door kills the terrorists in a matter of seconds and then the reader waits another 100 pages for something else to happen. This wave of attack and execution, attack and execution, get's really tedious really fast. You're halfway through the book and still nothing interesting happens. Most people will make it to page 300 and then never pick this book up again. Tom Clancy needs to be reminded that a thriller is supposed to thrill.
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Summary: disapointing...and absurd for an European
Review: Well, after the 866 reviews, there are other things to say. I won't tals about the problems: 1/ a SWAT team is made of policemen, not militarymen, even here 2/ historical research is...nil 3/ MOST IMPORTANT COMMENT: from an European point of vieu, it's...stupid: - the lawer of the "Carlos the Chacal" is here a famous layer. Famous because NOTHING can threaten him. - Calling an attracition in an park "The Stuka"... In the european memory, this plane is the exact symbol of nazizm and mindless destruction. Many people I know (as my grand parents) would have destroyed such a place if this name was used. Would you call a gun range "Mi Lai"..it's the same thing here. - Terrorrists are everything BUT organized here...thinking that Basques would help left winged or otehrs is, by definition ridiculous (they don't fight for the same thing, and money can't to anything about that). - Spain and Austria already have SWAT teams - political problems: no country would give control on their territory to a US-controled team, they would ask for a EU political control on it. - technical problem: a real SWAT team spends far much time in overall trainig than in shooting practice. among others remarks....that's all
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Summary: Non-stop action from the begining
Review: Excellent book for those who love action novels. I cannot put it down. Well worth the time and money.
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Summary: Another can't put it down book by the master , Tom Clancy.
Review: I enjoyed RAINBOW SIX as much as the last four novels.The way he writes these books makes you wish the world realy had a special counter terror unit lead by a man like John Terrence(Kelly)Clark. The only thing I missed from the book is the lack of the caracter Jack Ryan.I hope the next book is even better.
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