Rainbow Six

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Summary: Thank God for Prolific Writers...
Review: Get a grip people. Thank God for Tom Clancy and his verbose writing style. I am seriously getting sick of the "new" authors who write a measly 300 pages that consist of never-ending action and a paper thin plot mixed in with a lttle sex. Tom Clancy writes an intricate plot with extremely fleshed out and believeable characters. I love that fact that he descibes in minute detail the surroundings and situations. Without that kind of detail, all you get is a two dimensional pot-boiler.

For those people who cannot handle description or two minutes that pass where someone doesn't get killed, I would not suggest this book or any Tom Clancy novel. If you want a well written, well designed story, READ THIS BOOK! (And any other Tom Clancy novel)... (except for maybe Red Storm Rising... good book, but he was still honing his writing skills...)

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Summary: A good read-- for technothriller fans
Review: Not up to some of his best but better than most. Pretty straightforward tale of good guys versus bad guys. Some insight into the way special operations operates but I would recommend a couple of other books if you want more accurate views: Andy MCNABB's books about his time in the SAS; Bob MAYER's Special Forces series-- both were in the units they write about. Check out BRAVO TWO ZERO or CUT OUT, ETERNITY BASE

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Summary: This book is just way super awesome
Review: Ok, I'm just reading this book and it's just awesome. Actually I had to make an essay in school about a book I had read then. So I took the rainbow six and was looking for some stuff about it. Then I got so excited about it, that I bought it and now I'm reading it. It's just action, action, action....

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Summary: My first Clancy Book
Review: This is my first Clancy book, and I have to say it is one of my all-time favorites so far. I love the action parts, but the other stuff gets kinda boring and confusing for me. All in all though, I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to see what would happen next.

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Summary: Intriguing, different direction. Couldn't put it down.
Review: I was hoping for a follow-up to Executive Order, which left us hanging, wondering about the future of the US government. What Clancy gave us was a change of direction. Rather than terrorists after the US, they are after the world as we know it. The ultimate of idealistic cleansing.

While the characters were familiar and the book was thoroughly enjoyable, I hope Clancy takes a step back and fills in the gap between Executive Order and Rainbow Six.

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Summary: the WORST Tom Clancy to date
Review: Tom's finally hit bottom...all those million dollar advances have made him soft. The plodding, downright boring pace of this latest incarnation of the Jack Ryan series..(John Clark) has watered down the thrills of the first three books in this series and made this a not-read.

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Summary: Nose bleed
Review: I began to suspect something when I'd find my nose smeared in dried blood every morning. The shear weight of this monstrosity falliing on my face as I fell to sleep reading it may have caused permanent damage. But every night I plodded on, waiting for the big event. It came with only 40 of the 740 pages to go and I thought the most interesting plot aspect was an opportunity missed. I'm glad I read it. I think it has ruined the movie for me though. I'm still the Clancy fan...but fading.

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Summary: Classic Clancy
Review: An excellent work by Clancy, this book deserves a spot on every Clancy fan's bookshelf. While some of the book gets jumbled, the rest flows smoothly, combining emotional conflictions and in depth description, topped off with Clancy's immense military and intelligence knowledge. Wonderful book.

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Summary: Totally awsome
Review: I played the game for the PC which made me buy the book i made a great decision!!

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Summary: Tom Clacy at his worst
Review: I did not like his previous book that focused on John Clark instead of Jack Ryan either. This book is cheesy and very predictable. The character development was weak except for the few main characters. The supporting characters were important enough that they should have been developed further. He has sunk to the level of the rest of the pack of military techno-thriller authors. While this would be an accomplishment for some, his previous books demonstrate that he is a better author.