Rainbow Six

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Summary: On track as usual. Good to see it focusing on JC and Chavez
Review: Good page turner once more from Tom. Had me enthralled and for once I managed to figure out before Tom told me - who the "employer" was. Excellent ending as well....

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Summary: AAAARRRGGHHHH!!!!!! NO more accents, please!
Review: Before you start reading, I'm complaining here about the quality of the audio casette version here.

It's...um...awful. I can't bear to listen to any of the attempts at accents, especially the English and Irish ones. And all the women sound like they're propositioning you. All the best lines are cut out, only the Americans sound like human beings.

Avoid it.

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Summary: Bits are good, bits are bad
Review: Personally, having read this book all the way through three times, I've found that the best way to enjoy it is to read whichever bit you feel like at the time. I did enjoy the way it didn't treat the whole world outside of the US as decoration, and it was fun watching Clark, Chavez and the rest of the Americans settling into Britain (although there are one or two mistakes - an overstaffed hospital???).

The overall plot I found disappointing - I have visions of Clancy sitting at a desk and thinking 'Now how can I come up with a bigger threat than last time...?' I have to wonder what he'll do for the next book - an alien invasion, perhaps?

In short, uneven, and best read all the way through once so you can pick out the bits you want to read again.

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Summary: Awesome- definitely worth your [money]!
Review: Actually, I read this thing like a year ago (when I was 10 years old), and I just couldn't put it down! This is one of Tom Clancy's many masterpieces, and no one can best him when it comes to this category. This is more than worth your [money]! Go get it! Shoo! Stop reading this review! Go add it to your shopping cart!

Adios, Amigos

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Summary: A VERY GOOD BOOK!!! EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT!!!
Review: This was a really exciting book!!! You should go see it. In every mission, it was heart-stopping for me!!! I just couldn't stand all that suspense and it was so exciting! I can just picture all the men in the teams and how handsome they are and everything! I just loved this book! The ending was also very funny and good! You should read it!

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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This is probably one of the most exciting books I have ever read, the way that it is written is simply inspiring!!!!!!!! It is also based in England, sheer class!

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Summary: Fascinating. A riveting novel which is so real it's scary!!
Review: This action packed adventure is a roller coaster ride through the harsh realities of terrorism and the almost untouchable secret counter-terrorism group, Rainbow Six. If you've never read Clancy before read this first. You'll love it, and you'll get a sense of Clancy's unique style. He creates 5 or 6 strands which he will tie together at the end; perhaps the most incredible Clancy finale ever. The end will leave you in awe. Also read Without Remorse, which is the Clancy book which developes the main character, John Kelley, who becomes CIA legend John Clark, one of the main characters in Rainbow Six.

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Summary: Not up to Clancy's normal standards. Contrived.
Review: As an avid Clancy reader I could not wait to read Rainbow Six. How could Mr. Clark was grow old with grace? But right from the start the story line seemed contrived. Clark and Domingo break up a airplane high-jacking while traveling to England with the intent to train a force for quick response to terrorist activities, really! Later when hot on the trail of a Professional Spy (from the old school) they are able to catch him when a janitor in an airport finds a wallet the spy discards with credit cards intact, credit cards that where used in a terrorist act!

I was disappointed. Looks like Clancy's hurried this one to print.

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Summary: one of the best by tom clancy
Review: ***** this is the book which every fiction lover should read,Jack Rayan is not there but john clark makes you forget him,RAINBOW SIX is highly recommeneded.

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Summary: One of his worst to date.
Review: Clancy obviously has different constraints nowadays like publishers to satisfy, etc. As a result he is having to move with the times especially with the end of the Cold War being witnessed. His usual attention to detail is obviously missing. Some may argue why worry about such trivialities (e.g. the VC.20B that Clark and Chavez use to fly from Canada to the U.K. is not a Gulfstream 4 but a G3!. In the U.K. we talk about a draw in Football - Soccer, not ties!) but things like this should be easily verified and was the thing that won him many fans in the first place. This is a good book and easy to read but when compared to the very high standards that he set early on this one falls well short. It will appeal to the masses who aren't quite so discriminating.