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Summary: Not the best of the John Clark series, but still decent . .
Review: Some people may have problems with the politics and Clancy's obviously conservative leanings, both of which are on display in this book. To those (and to those who are offended by a predominantly American point of view) I say tough. It's just a work of fiction, regardless of how "real" it's supposed to be. And it's written by an American writer, so why are you shocked by the American point-of-view? I don't read Ian Fleming novels expecting to see an American point of view. Grow up. There are plenty of books which have offended me on various levels and with the exception of those I had to read for college, I always have the option of not reading them if I choose to.Overall, I enjoyed this book although I did think the character development was noticeably weaker than in some of Clancy's other novels. And what makes that stand out even more is there was PLENTY of room for character development since the story only focused on a few groups (not dozens like his novels sometimes do.) A lot of the soldiers were never really fully developed and the "bad guys" were painted with a broad brush showing only one side (granted, the crime they plan to commit makes it hard to identify with them.) The best character in the entire novel is not Clark or any of the soldiers, but turns out to be the Russian agent. I enjoyed following his storyline the most. Not so much because it was the central thread tying everything together, but because his character was literally a throwback to all the old classic Cold War spies we came to love in earlier novels. Unfortunately, I don't know if they'll really draw upon his character again in future books. If you're looking for Clancy books and want extensive character development and a more tightly-defined plot, read "Without Remorse" or "Patriot Games." If you want a massive storyline intricately weaving numerous plot lines, try "Red Storm Rising" or "The Sum of All Fears." If you just want an easy-to-read, entertaining thriller, try "Executive Orders." This book assumes you already know the primary characters and throws you pretty much headfirst into their latest developments. I still enjoyed it, but that's because I knew the character's history and sort of knew what to expect from Clancy at this point.
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Summary: Smashingly entertaining book!!
Review: This is quite possibly the best book I have ever read (or will ever read). The plot is gradually revealed, but not too gradually. People often criticize Tom Clancy for using too much detail, but I think that the detail is what make his books so unique. He has just the right amount to keep you going. He describes all situations well and you know exactly what he's talking about with the words he uses. Almost all types of readers can get something out of this book. There's something about the life of soldiers, terrorists, an ex-KGB agent, and a facility in Kansas. But I don't want to reveal too much. Uncovering the plot is one of the joys of reading Clancy's books. It is a bit long, but the content is definitely worth it!
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Summary: This [is terrible]!
Review: Rainbow Six is a sad, disappointing book. It makes it even more disappointing when the author is capable of writing much better books such as The Hunt for Red October. Rainbow Six is about an elite international counter-terrorist group that tries to stop some nature-freaks from destroying the world's population.
Depending on who you are, you will either love or hate this book. I hated it. The characters are cardboard cutouts, the far-fetched scenarios that Clancy thinks up are ridiculous. ... The game that is based on the story is actually much better than the book. Half the story is about how these druids think and only about twenty pages in the entire thousand-page book are about actually executing the missions.
Better luck next time, Clancy.
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Summary: bad book
Review: this book was a very boring book. i injoyed the acion parts but most of the book was talking about nothing!
over all i really disliked this book. there is to much about americans.
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Summary: Bad Political Rant Done Badly
Review: One of the things that made Clancy's best novels great was the way he kept 20 interlinked stories going at once in descriptive, but not excessive detail that kept your heart racing. He had an amazing ability to protray each group from their viewpoint without judgement, and with some accuracy. He did the best and the worst of society with equal fairness. Though I often thought he was a little blind in many areas, most of his books were reasonable protrayals of people in the groups involved. He latest books have gotten more political, and less well done. Apparent his hate of even the mildest of Environmentalists is too great to allow this type of protrayal, or he just didn't have time to do any research on Environmentalist any place other the National Review. His protrayals of the groups involved is shallow and unbelievable, and he has conpensated for only involving a few groups by increasing detail about things he clearly doesn't understand. This book is so bad it goes on the very short list of Books that I can't finish and plan to throw in the garbage to avoid punishing others with its poorly written drivel.
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Summary: A very well put together book.
Review: This may sound wierd, but I played the game Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear which then motivated me to read this book. But I must admit, the book is more exciting than the game itself. What I admire most about this book is the way Clancy placed the character. How he describe each one. So it sort of displays a mini-biography of each character. Some the character's features aren't even related to their jobs. So I wouldn't say there is an EXACT main character. Each part of the story seem to tell a lot about them. Some humor, some action, and some tragic. This book was long enough to satisfiy this story. There was only one small thing that I didn't like (which doesn't really matter but I'll say anyways) is how he put a certian part of the story somewhere in the beginning, and let it out at the end. Sometimes I had to reread a part in order for it to make since. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone which will not be offended by certian words.
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Summary: Ghost Writer?
Review: It doesn't seem possible that Tom Clancy wrote this book. The characters have no depth (John Clark and Domingo Chavez don't even resemble the same characters from the Jack Ryan series), the socio-political elements are one-dimensional and the book is filled with jargon and idiomatic expressions that Clancy never uses. I've just finished reading non-stop 5 Clancy books, starting with the "Bear & the Dragon", and then reading in order from "Clear & Present Danger" through "Executive Orders". Each of these books were addictive and provided insights on a wide variety of levels. You could get into the minds of the characters and understand their multi-dimensions. I'm having trouble finishing "Rainbow Six" as the characters and plot are so superficial. Hopefully "Rainbox Six" was written by a ghost writer!
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Summary: Didn't want it to end
Review: A review by Brian
This book is about the fictional story of international terrorism, by Tom Clancy. This book is about the quiet CIA legend, John Terrence, Kelly, or otherwise known as the famous Mr. Clark, who founded Rainbow, an elite group of counter-terrorist specialists selected from the best organizations from around the world, and put into one unit serving as a secret Counter-Terrorist unit. The team undergoes many vigorous missions, including an Amusement Park takeover, and massive scheme involving a nerve gas agent distributed during the Sydney Olympic Summer Games, resulting in the death of over half the population on the planet... The plot of this story is amazing, and is far-stretched, and this book is has so many characters, and tells about this character from his or her point of view. In the beginning of the book, it starts off with a bang of excitement and an adrenaline rush-but then settles down in the middle of the book, but is very interesting anyway, of the different things happening, that will soon all come together in the very end of the book, where all the character's situations will wrap up in one huge explosion, it seems the end of all books by Tom Clancy are very exciting. Tom Clancy seems to tell this story rather fast paced, moving from character to character, which all speeds up in the very end of the book. Personally, I didn't want the book to end, and would have liked it if the book was a little bit longer. It was somewhere around 800 pages long, but I went through it real fast. I was very surprised when and how the story ended, and was surprised that John Brightling didn't go to court or had a trial. I somewhat liked the way the story ended, it was creative, and a little funny, when John Clark left Mr. Brightling and his men in the jungle, alone. Overall, I think it is a good story that is well put together and well thought out.
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Summary: A Shoot-em' up Action Flick
Review: This is a book that needs to be read for what it is- An action military suspence work of fiction. I think often people read Clancy and follow his characters as sort of a paralel reality to current world situations, and in that way find his books engaging in the description of military technologys. I happened to read "Rainbow Six" after 9-11 and in the midst of a war in Afghanistan. Terrorism has been seen at its extreme and has a new meaning. Suddenly, the terrorists in this book are so completely unbelievable that it reads more like a Die Hard movie. I for one, like a good bad/guy, good/guy explosion flick every once in a while, so I was really into "Rainbow Six". At the same time, much of the technology described here has roots in current military situations. It was nice to read a book centered around another character than Jack Ryan. Clark and Chavez are solid characters, and as usual Clancy does a great job bouncing back and forth between the good guys and bad guys, giving the readers knowledge that the opposite set of characters don't know. Read this book and enjoy it for the farce that it is. Don't expect to find this paralel world so believable.
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Summary: Good, but seems to unravel at the end.
Review: This is the first Tom Clancy book, and although I was a bit skeptical about the plot, I must admit, I was quite pleased with it at the end. The beginning part of the book is set up very well, beginning with the initial hijacking attempt to the various missions that Rainbow must perform as the book evolves. Clancy seems to be a master at setting up the various aspects of a complicated mission or system and making it understandable to the reader, something I have found isn't always true. He keeps the reader on the "edge of his seat" constantly, even while going through some of the post-op stuff that would have been boring in any other author's hands. Clancy also does a very good job examining the more human aspects of his characters, and his idea of an "eco-freak" extremist terrorist group is a new idea apart from the standard fodder of Islamic extremists and Irish terrorists. However, although the book is well set up at the beginning, it seems to unravel as the book reaches its end. The events seem to go just a bit too fast and a bit too coincidentally as the book goes on, and without giving too much away, the events leading up to the ending in South America seem a bit ludicrous. However, this does not detract severely from the merit of the novel as a whole, although it was a bit disappointing to see such a great lead-up slightly come apart. On the more nit-picky side, the editors didn't do too great a job catching all the typos (a somewhat curious thing to notice as the novel goes on) and it would have been nice to see more of Peter Covington's Team-1 instead of only seeing Ding Chavez's Team-2. I highly recommend this book.
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