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Summary: Clancy's new low...
Review: Nowhere is the decline of Western civilization more evident than in its art, and Mr. Clancy's latest attempt at a thriller is artless indeed. Poorly developed characters, a plot line written with aspirations for the silver screen (and not the page), and Mr. Clancy's nauseating platitudes to the gods of technology make Rainbow Six among his worst in recent memory. If he cannot be persuaded to take early retirement, then perhaps he might recall those early days of red storms rising when the desire to tell a great story superceded the need to placate a great and growing ego.
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Summary: Good story, good detail, not enough action
Review: I liked this book a lot and I personally believe that Tom Clancy is a great author. This book had it's strong and weak points. On the strong side, the plot and story line were great with much detail throughout the book. On the weaker side, though, the book seemed to have too much time where nothing happened. Just training, more training, and waiting, and more waiting. When action came around, it was superb, but throughout the book it was too sparse. Overall, I liked the book and can't wait for the next Clancy book!
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Summary: Just OK
Review: As an avid Tom Clancy fan, I was excited to read his new book, but was very quickly disappointed. His repeated phrases and tired plot of commandos against crazed environmentalists was awful.
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Summary: One star is one too many
Review: Those poor trees
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Summary: Not Clancy's best.. but still a good read
Review: Bottom line: if you like Clancy's previous works, you'll like this one as well. No, it isn't his best work, and yes it is a bit repetitive at times. And I'll leave the realism of the plot to others more technically qualified than I. But as a generally believable and suspenseful work of fiction, Rainbow Six succeeds. A good, if not quite great read. The only question remaining for Clancy fans may be: where can he take the series from here?
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Let's start with a disclaimer - I am a huge Clancy fan. Debt of Honor was one of the best books I've ever read. I thought Cardinal of the Kremlin was the best espionage novel I'd ever seen.So, here's the new Clancy novel. It's huge, but that only makes me anticipate it more. More thrills, more great technology, etc. After finishing it, all I can say is - what a disappointment. The Prolouge is vintage Clancy - greatness! From there, it gets progressively slower and more implausible. The bad guys never seemed as horrifying as I think Mr. Clancy intended. The good guys are a little too super-human. And the last 150 pages made me feel completely ripped off. I could not believe the magnitude of Clancy's cop-out. Previous Clancy misfires (most notably, Sum of All Fears) were still pretty good, just not up to the usual Clancy standard. Rainbow Six is just bad. Please, Tom, take a few years off and come back with stories that live up to your earlier great works!
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Summary: So far, so good.
Review: This is my first time reading Tom Clancy. I really liked this book. I would have given it 5 stars if it were not for the length. I really liked the action and espionnage. Though some parts just seemed unnecesssary. I wanted to learn more about each of the Men's life at home, to make them seem less like supermen. Instead, they're always at work training! The characters were too one sided. I think this book could have been written in about 300-400 pages. 700+ is too long!
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Summary: Contrite, ill-researched, poorly edited garbage
Review: Now that Clancy has made a name for himself he seems to be happy to pump out total pulp garbage. This book is rife with political correctness and plot errors. Who honestly believes that the weather in Sydney is 100 degrees and dry during the Summer Olympics? Remember, this is winter in Australia. The entire plot hinges on this ill-conceived notion. To boot, Clancy continues to show his total blind spot in subjects such as small arms (don't even get me started on the subject of a supressed 10mm...), high-technology and small unit tactics. The book is entertaining from a pure adrenaline standpoint, however, if you're looking for literary fulfillment (or even a credible plot line), look elsewhere. Clancy's days as a credible author were over after he wrote "Debt of Honor" and he continues to prove this with every new book.
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Summary: Tom Clancy hits the jackpot again . . . and again . . . and
Review: Once again, Tom Clancy has outdone himself. In a brilliant novel, he successfully portrays a well thought through plot. Featuring excellent character development and a flair for writing that only Clancy can portray, I highly recommend this book to any and all.
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Summary: What kind of plot is this??
Review: I have enjoyed all of Clancy's books. And while Rainbow Six is not necessarily a bad read, it has some very lame aspects to it. The plot is so far fetched and downright offensive toward environemtalists it scares me. Also, Clancy's writing is incredibly repetitive at times. He uses the word "niggardly" 3 times in 20 pages. And he uses the analogy "as regularly as he zips up his pants" a couple of times. What the hell kind of writing is this? I was laughing at how bad some of the writing was. But on a side note some of the action sequences are cool, but again it kind of wears old after 700 pages. I wish Clancy would stop trying to showcase his extrememly conservative views through his novels. Tom, this is your readers here, WE DON'T CARE. You may be a good writer, but as a person you seem to be a total jerk. Get back to your old self and keep it real next time.
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