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Summary: Dissappointing
Review: This was one of Clancy's worst. John Clark and Ding Chavez assemble an anti-terror special forces unit comprised of men from several different countries, including Germany, UK, France, Israel. You've got to be kidding me! What's the possibility of these countries working together on anything, let alone a special forces unit that uses their soldiers at the will of other nations?! Not only is this extreamly unrealistic, its just plain stupid. Another one Clancy shouldn't have bothered to write. The team foils some terrorist operations, but doesn't know that they're being financed by a group of tree-huggers who want to kill everyone in the world with some version of Ebola mixed with Cancer(impossible), because they don't want the environment hurt anymore. And then of course, there's the usual over - detailing of things, only this time its unbearable. If someone lies down on some grass, do we really need to know how its cut and what it smells like? Of course, in the end, the "Rainbow" team(the name itself had me laughing)saves the world by uncovering the environmentalist plot and stopping it before it can be executed. There's no need to read this book, because the activities that occur in it are never mentioned in "The Bear and the Dragon", so you won't be confused. And if your a Jack Ryan fan, you especially won't get anything out of ths book. His name is never once mentioned in the whole book!
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Summary: a disappointing departure for Tom Clancy
Review: Usually with Tom Clancy's novels, you can expect a suspenseful plot and either thorough military/technical detail or interesting characters. Rainbow Six unfortunately misses the boat. Even though it does focus on Clark and his understudy Chavez, it really does not take them anywhere for the reader. The environmental extremism plot just does not work, and the conclusion is not satisfying either. If you're going to omit reading one of Clancy's books, this is definitely the one to skip.
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Summary: Great read
Review: I read this book a few years ago when it came out and I thought it was a great read. To be honest, this was the first Tom Clancy novel that I had ever read and I was not disappointed. Because of this, however, I do not have a point of reference to compare to any of his other fiction work.Clancy is a great story teller and the plot of the book was interesting and creative. For me, it was a difficult book to put down and I found myself constantly wanting to read further (which is unusual for me). :P Highly recommended.
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Summary: Damn fine writing...
Review: I will admit, I am more of a John Clark fan than a Jack Ryan fan and this accounts for a lot when I picked this book off of the shelf. Now...
To begin, this book has it all: an unbelievable plot, the ultimate bad guys, great action sequences, and Jonh Clark and Domingo "Ding" Chavez, as well as a string of new and old characters in the Ryan/Clark universe.
Rather than give a synopsis, I will give the fine points of the book. To begin, it is obvious that Clancy did NOT want to mention Jack Ryan by name, and only refers to him as "The President" (which is a nice homeage to the presidents before Bob Fowler). This is somewhat like Without Remorse, but Clancy could not resist placing his star in that novel. Next, it is nice to see clark giving orders rather than taking them, though he has not severed his CIA ties, as mary Pat and Ed Foley are referred to a few times in the novel. Older characters appear in this book, such as Julio "Oso" Vega and Dan Murray. The plot is modern, and takes away from Clancy's old villians (the Soviets/Russians) and his nw villians (the Chinese). In truth, the villains in the first half of the novel are reminiscant to the IRA fundamentalists in Patriot Games. The star villains of the second half bring to light events like Oklahoma City and the Uni-Bomber by dealing with domestic terrorists, as well as reminding us of executive orders as many are supposed allies of the president.
Low points in the book are few, but as with any novel, there are some. The fight scenes are not that dramatic, though elaborate. At points, the bad guys can do things that make a reader wonder if Clancy has some psychological repressions, but in true Clancy style, the wrong-doers do pay. As with other novels, all of the characters refer to doctors as "doc's." Otherwise, it is difficult to spot lower aspects.
This book is perfect for an action reader, and is designed for a younger generation of Clancy fans. It is a good way to enter the Clancy universe, as, though the past novels are heavily mentioned, you need not have read them to understand them, for Clancy explains the references fairly well.
I hope you found this review useful, and I hope you buy the book. It is an excellent read, so enjoy.
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Summary: Okay, but not his best
Review: Great read and easy to get into, but the whole concept is kind of hoaky. I like Clancy's stuff and as typical in with his other books the attention to detail is excellent. Overlook the hoaky plot, the book is not a bad read.
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Summary: One of his best books. Loved John Clark and his team!
Review: You've heard of books that one simply "can't put down", well that was how this one was with me! After reading other books with small parts for John Clark and his side kick, this one was spectacular and awesome.
Rates right up there with Richard Marcinko and his Seal Teams adventures.
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Summary: My first Clancy novel won't be my last
Review: I'm new to the Tom Clancy scene, but after picking up and reading Rainbow Six, I know I'll be looking around for more of his works.
I thought nearly every aspect of this book was well written and entertaining. His style of writing makes even the lacking parts as entertaining as the gunfights. His brilliant use of imagery in the action sequences really brought up the standard of what I'm looking for in a action novel.
As soon as you pick up the book, and read the first few pages, you're hooked. I didn't think it was possible to interest me in a book that quickly, but Clancy seemed to make it easy. After the prologue in which Clark, Chavez and Stanley apprehend the 3 hijackers, I knew the rest of the novel wasn't going to let me down. And, sure enough, it didn't.
The rest of the book was full of suspense that kept my eyes glued to the pages long after the sun had set. From the bank robbery in Bern, to the hostage situation at Worldpark, I was entranced at the plot and never put the book down.
This book will appeal to many differant types of people, except "tree-huggers", who will have a few bad things to say about their protrayal in this book.
In the end, this book never let down and made me a Clancy fan.
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Summary: Wow, utterly amazing
Review: I have always been a fantasy buff, but decided I needed a change. I had been playing Tom Clany's Ghost Recon and decided I would try one of his books. I wasn't more than 5 pages into the book before I was hooked for life. Mr. Clancy is a true genius. The story line was excellent and the characters where so well formed. I must admit I was a little disappointed with the ending, but not in a way that would lower my rating of the book. The ending was excellent, I would have just liked to seen it done another way. But I don't want to ruin for anyone considering this book, so I will not go into detail.
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Summary: Good enough
Review: I enjoyed this book on a surface level - it's fast paced and the action keeps moving and is quite exciting - but it falls foul to the usual Tom Clancy blunders - maybe even more than usual as all of the book is set in a non-American country. Clancy uses all the sterotypical versions of "foreigners" - all the English call each other "old chap", the Austrailians use the word "rather" which is completely untrue and I get the feeling that if some Austrians were in the novel they would be wearing leiderhosen and singing "The sound of music". Other facts about the English setting are completely inaccurate - if a book is to be set in a real life place then care should be taken to accuratly describe the setting. Then of course there is the usual Clancy right wing political and military musings which become rather nauseous after a while. The characters are pretty one dimensional and don't seem to have any depth to them. It's a good book to simply read and enjoy - but sickening on a deeper political level and extremely annoying and insulting to the non-American. Hence 3 stars only
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Summary: A good ride
Review: Rainbow Six being my first book read by Tom Clancy, I did not know what to expect at first. The 700+ pages did not seem very appealing to me at first. But to my surprise, it was an excellent ride. As a lover of books that are fast paced, I was handsomely rewarded with this novel. Rainbow Six talks about a counter-terrorist group called "Rainbow" going around the world trying to stop the terrorist incidents that were happening. The "Rainbow" team ends up going against these nature loving "tree-huggers" extremists that want to destroy humanity to preserve the Earth. Although the extremists described in the book seem far-fetched, is would be crazy if something would happen like that. I would recommend Rainbow Six who likes action packed scenes and likes espionage type of books. Lastly, I had one minor complain. There was a little too much dialogue in the novel. Other than that, Rainbow Six is a great book.
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