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Summary: Not all that good
Review: Tom Clancy is just going through the motions on this one. Until he comes up with a book that can equal his early stuff I'm going to read writer's who aren't going through the motions, like Steven Edwar Rustad, whose THE TRIUMPH AND THE GLORY was as spellbinding and powerful as THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Remember THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, Mr. Clancy ? It was great!
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Summary: One great book.
Review: The characters in this book were great as was the plot
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Summary: A waste of time
Review: Here are some lyrics from a Randy Newman song that probably wasn't about this book (but they sure do fit!)I have nothing left to say But I'm gonna say it anyway I have a family to support But surely, that is no excuse I've nothing further to report Time you spend with me Is time you lose Why do I go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on....
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Summary: Excellent Special Forces action
Review: Anyone that has had contact with Special Forces operations will love this book. It hits very close to the real thing. The characters are likable but, unfortunetly, only a couple get very developed. The most developed character starts off as one of the bad guys and ends as something else. The driving force in this book is the plot, not the characters and the action carries it along at a fast pace. This may not be Clancy's best novel but If you are looking for an exciting read with lots of realistic action, this is for you.
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Summary: One of Clancy's best
Review: One of the best books I have ever read. Keeped me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
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Summary: THE WORST BOOK EVER
Review: Let me explain why this is the worst book ever: 1. All the characters are macho sharpshooters who never make mistakes. All they do is kill people and train. Why don't we see them with their families? Do they do anything on their days off besides training? All we learn about them is their name and military background. What music do they listen to? What t.v. shows or movies do they watch? What are their hobbies? Clancy never tells us. I've never seen such minamalistic characterization in my life. Ding is the only member who is fleshed out. We learn nothing about the other characters.How can we care about them? 2. The book is way too long. It could have been much shorter. 3. Awful dialouge. Every character speaks the same. Everyone uses the same words: "Doc", "Bad Guys", "Double-Tap"... 4. Unrealistic: No one in Team 1 dies. No one is even wounded. We know they'll survive, so wheres the suspense? Sure, someone on group 2 is killed, but we never find out his name? So who cares? 5. Clancy's biased world view: Clancy thinks all tree-huggers are bad. If a women is independent or a feminist, she must be evil. If a woman is subserviant to her husband and has babies, she's an angel. Hey, Clancy, how come there are no female team members? Are you trying to tell us women can't handle terrorists? This book is very misogynistic. I agree with the military guy who said this book was only written to further Clancy's jingoistic world view. (Yes, I am a liberal). 6. No real main character. Sure, Clark is supposed to be the main character, but he does nothing! Popov and Ding have more page time. Clark does not face down any demons. 7. The computer game is better then the book. 8. That ridiculous photo on the back jacket. Clancy, face facts: You have never served, and never will serve, in the military. Stop pretending. RAINBOW SIX is the worst book ever written. Don't waste your money. Buy Elmore Leonard instead. At least he takes the time to flesh out his characters, (His books are way shorter then Clancy's, too!) I hate this book.
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Summary: Well done Tom Clancy! One of his very best!
Review: Undoubtedly, this is certainly one of Clancy's most fast-paced and thrilling novels, his best since THE SUM OF ALL FEARS and RED STORM RISING! Unlike EXEC ORDERS, this one does not get bogged down in unnecessary subplots which go nowhere. This one concentrates on John Clark, who heads an international anti-terrorist elite force codenamed RAINBOW. Clark's call sign is RAINBOW SIX, hence the title. The RAINBOW teams are based in England. Anyway, there's three terrorist incidents in Europe the team is called to, a Russian agent shows an interest, and then we come across a group of eco-nazis who have planned the biggest mass murder in history to further their selfish causes . . . I won't tell you the ending but I guarantee it'll make you laugh out loud as the bad guys and gals got what they deserved! The military action comes thick and fast, there are some interesting methods of elite forces training and some awesome gadgets(the people-finder is quite feasible). It may not be as accurate as the portrayal of the SAS by writers such as Gordon Stevens, and the true-life stories such as BRAVO TWO ZERO, or a Bob Mayer novel, but it's such a thrilling ride you cannot help but be swept along by the intrigue. Highly recommended!
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Summary: IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR POLITICAL STANDPOINT
Review: I notice that there are a lot of liberals making noise about Clancy's awesome new book - rainbow six. If you are just a regular guy looking for a good spy book, but Rainbow six. If you are a washed up liberal tree hugger, than go complain to someone else. Everyone has their own opinion, and if you don't agree with the author's views, don't read the book! Good day to all, I have spoken.
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Summary: Not that good.
Review: I prefer war novels like The Thin Red Line or The Triumph and the Glory, or Alleys of Eden to techno-thrillers, but Tom Clancy has been such a master of the genre that I've read every one of his fine books. But Rainbow Six was a pretty mediocre effort for someone of Clancy's stature. Forget the NFK and your divorce, Tom, concentrate on your BOOKS.
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Summary: Utter garbage
Review: Tom, Tom, Tom, whatever happened to you? I thought that it could get no worse than Executive Whatever, but this book is a complete load of junk, and seemed to be even more like a vehicle for Mr. Clancy's rather paranoid, narrow minded, self righteous view of the world and America's place in it than the previous one. Serious issues such as enviornmentalism and vegetarianism are reduced to activities for abnormal, doped up sixties rejects. Whilst he considers himself a great expert on the Arab-Israeli conflict and can expound to us at great lengths on it (not in this one, admittedly, but in several of his others) he can think of nothing better than to label the enviorenmental movement simplistically as a bunch of deranged tree huggers. (Speaking of Mr. Clancy's expertise on international relations and America's place in the world, I notice that pressing issues such as Bosnia and the role and participation of the USA in some of the recent important global movements like the eradication of landmines and the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal are conspicuously absent from his work. Nothing to say on them? Perhaps they don't fit in to his image of the world.) When I think back to his great books like Hunt for Red October, Cardinal of the Kremlin and Clear and Present Danger, this one bears no comparison. With regard to those books, another thing that has seriously suffered is his character depiction and dialogue, the latter being truly abominable in this book. About the only thing that this one has going for it are the action scenes. There are still few people in the business who can pace and write action like he can. By the way, Mr. Clancy, a vegan, as you denote vegetarians throughout your book, are people who touch neither meat, fish or dairy products. A vegetarian is someone who, according to their choice, may eat fish and will often eat eggs and cheese, and drink milk. There is a huge difference between the two (as least on this side of the Atlantic). Better luck next time (though I'll never know, as I'll never buy another Clancy book in my life, and that's a fact!)
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