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Summary: Big Books Don't Necessarily Mean Good Books
Review: Normally, reading a novel by Tom Clancy has been fast-paced, exciting reading for me. This book, however plods along through what I feel is a rather simple, skimpy plot that has a lot of excess baggage draped all over it. An analogy that comes to mind would be "Literary Obesity".There are, indeed, moments when the storyline speeds along like a runaway freight train, only to get bogged down in excessive detail and unnecessary rambling, much like being shunted off to a side spur. Trying to keep in mind all the various threads of the story as I continued turning page after page (five days and counting, and I'm still not finished, as of this review date) has been very tedious. It surprises me that Clancy's protagonists, with all the intelligence and security in place that they supposedly have should be so thick-headed not to piece together the puzzle of what is going on. They seem to be unable to connect the terrorist incidents as part of the big picture; they do not suspect the obvious; their lack of brain-power seems completely out of character for the level of intelligence officials they purportedly are. Finally, when revelations come, the information is not treated quite the way I would assume the "good guys" would handle it. I'm furiously reading as fast as I can, merely to get to the final page, to say that I'm FINISHED with this book. Clancy does a great disservice by foisting a book like this upon his readers and fans. Rainbow Six is nothing like Hunt for Red October, or Red Storm Rising, both of which were engaging and entertaining to read from Page 1. Quantity in this instance does NOT mean Quality. To me, Rainbow Six reaffirms why I haven't read a Tom Clancy novel in a long time. Every successive novel that revisits previously created characters like Jack Ryan, John Clark, or Ding Chavez become less interesting to read, even though I really like Clancy's character development. If you MUST read this book, don't pay good money for it. Check it out from the public library. Peace Out.
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Summary: Rainbow Sox
Review: Since I got access to Tom Clancy's books back in 1992, I have been a big fan of his books and tried to read all new ones. While the general plot of the book is very good (as usual with Tom Clancy) it seems that he became too assured of his success and he does not pay attention to details that make the good fiction book. I did not like that there were so many places in the book where Tom Clancy repeats his lines over and over. It also appears that Clancy was tired by the end of his book and tried to finish it as soon as possible making the book crippled at the end. One more comment (that is just one more example of his failure to pay attention to the details) - all references to Russian words in the book do not make any sense (it looks like Tom Clancy just opened a bad English-Russian dictionary for pre-school and took the Russia words from there).
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Summary: So what if its repetative, it's great entertainment
Review: As mentioned by others, this book does not have the most original of plots. In fact, I would submit that this is the least original of all of Clancy's work thus far. The Rainbow troopers are reminiscent of those in Clear and Present Danger, and the Ebola epidemic was in the last book! But it doesn't matter. This is a highly entertaining book, and it's easy to cheer for the good guys and boo the bad guys. The action is well written, and the pace continues through the whole book. We have nifty gizmos, a good body count, and all those other thing we've come to expect from Tom Clancy. As a scientist, there were a few minor points to which I took exception in his scientific explanations, but then the military is Clancy's strong point, so I don't hold these minor quibbles against him. So, I heartily recommend it.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Clancy brings us to the edge of our seats again. With this thrilling novel he shows us our worst fears and our best line of defense to combat those fears. Another great one from one of the best all time authors.
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Summary: I thought this was a great book!
Review: Granted, the plot is out there at times, I thought the book was well balanced between plot and action. The Rainbow concept is easy to believe and Clancy has some great technical insight. I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone who likes counter-terrorist action. Good fun book.
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Summary: The Same Formula
Review: As a reader of all of Clancy's Jack Ryan books, I find Rainbow Six to be the latest in declining quality. The storyline was not creative and seemed to be an extension and rehash of the ebola storyline of the past. The overall research was fair and not up to the high quality of some of the first books, i.e., Hunt For Red October, Cardinal of the Kremlin and Without Remorse. Troubling were the seemingly unprofessionalism idiosycncrocies of both the good guys and the bad guy. This book was definitely not up to the standards of Clancy's earlier books. I hope the next is back to his excellent researched and plotted books of the past.
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Summary: Rainbow Six
Review: Rainbow Six is a book that summarizes what all of us fear but none actually realizes that it can really happen. Tom Clancy has written a fabulous book. The technical descriptions of this book could make even a techno nerd go wild. Although there are some gory details, it is metered out through the rest of the book. The juxtaposition of the incongruous characters (those being the terrorists ans the rainbow team members) evoke a sense of irony also. This has to be one of Tom Clancy's best novels ever.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: What a awsome book. I am a huge Clancy fan and with a few exceptions love all of his works. This is easily one of his best. It has a wonderful plot and lots of action. The pace of the book just never lets up and it is very hard to put down. I suggest this book to any reader who loves books with lots of action. You won't regret buying it!!
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Summary: Reading Clancy is like getting an adrenaline fix!
Review: In Rainbow Six we see John Clark and other old friends like Chavez assembled into a super elite counter terrorism force. In several exciting scenes we see them take out terrorists in a variety of locales, my favorite of which is an amusement park. We also get to read about super high tech military gadgets such as a device that can pinpoint anyones location through detecting their heartbeat. The climax to the novel is humorous and gratifying.
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Summary: Rainbow Six
Review: Rainbow Six is simply this: a must-read for the espionage/action lover. By far Clancy's best yet.
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