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Summary: Need more Jack Ryan
Review: Clancy hasn't written a good book since Executive Order. Bear and the Dragon is awful, as it this. No suspense, totaly predictable, my fifth grader could have figured it out. Clancy should be embarrassed. Sum of All Fears was one of his best. Executive Order was fantasitic. Red Rabbit was a waste of my time. I put down Patterson's "The Beach House" in favor of this. After struggling with Rabbit for 4 weeks, I finished it, then finished Beach House in 2 days. A fantastic book! I would highly recommend it, even though Alex Cross is not a character.Which brings up a good point. Ryan is only as good as Domingo Chevez, who wasn't in Red Rabbit. Maybe we have something here... I hope and pray Clancy comes up with his next book a winner!
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Summary: Successful Writers Syndrome Stikes Clancy
Review: It appears that Tom Clancy has been struck with SWS (Successful Writers Syndrome). Typical of so many successful writers, Tom doesn't appear to have to respond to an editor. He can write as much as he wants, whether or not it advances the plot or develops characterisation. You can know how the book will end by page 17 and yet still get paid lots of big bucks. Sorry, Tom. It's harder to write a short book than a long one and I don't think you broke a sweat on this one... and I'm a FAN! There may be a modestly interesting 125 page book in here but I doubt it.
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Summary: Review of "Red Rabbit" by Tom Clancy
Review: This is probably the worst Tom Clancy book I have read. It is heavily padded and is probably three times as long as the simplistic plot deserves. I'm sorry I spent the money on buying it. A great disappointment.
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Summary: the book where nothing happens
Review: Tom Clancy seems to have lost the plot so to speak, and fails to find it in Red Rabbit. Essentially *nothing* happens in this book until about page 600 or so and then it's all over in 3 pages, so save yourself a lot of time and money by reading these pages in the bookshop as you browse and then replace the book on the shelf and walk out. If you are looking for an action packed thriller this is not the book to read, instead go and get Patriot Games or Hunt for Red October.
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Summary: Decent read, but maybe a little too realistic for some
Review: Tom Clancy has become famous for his technical aptitude, realism and plausible plotlines. This book is no exception- except it is more realistic than many Jack Ryan fans would want. You see, this book has a little to do with Ryan, some to do with Ed Foley and Mary Pat, and a whole lot about the spy trade in general, set against the backdrop of the assassination attempt on the Pope in the early '80's. I found the book to be an interesting dissertation on the suspenseful boredom that is espionage; there is little action and little heroism from Ryan (he seems to just be along for the ride, more or less). That's not the point of the story, however. It really is more an examination of the fraying of the Soviet empire and how desperate, powerful men can tilt the world toward war if not checked. Read the book, but don't expect a typical Jack Ryan thriller.
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Summary: Introspection doesn't work for Clancy
Review: Clancy fans will be disapointed in this latest attempt. Known for lots of detail (propeller cavatation, flying drones) in previous novels-he has given that up in this one. Instead almost every character has repeated periods of introspection as a substitute book filler. Believe me when I say that introspection is not what Clancy is good at.
The book is slow, the characters attempts at look back foresight are tedious (Gee, the new shortstop for Baltimore-Ripken- looks like he is going to be good).
Oh, and by the way, I apologize for the late review but I picked this book up and put it down several times before I finally waded through it. Give this book a pass.
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Summary: Nope, not this one
Review: A delicious mish mash of double entendre between those randy Foley's in Moscow. A compelling dialogue between the two Dr's Ryan. Gruff Admiral Greer and steely Yuri Andropov. You know, I actually put this book down in the middle of it (about the time Ed and Mary Pat's hand communications were going full bore) and read three old Forsyth novels, The Negotiator, The Fist of God, and The Deceiver.) I was begging to have a mole at Century House. I was crying to have one of the people around the Ryan's, whether it was the colleague, the Taxi Driver, or even the nanny, leave a note at a drop box and make a chalk mark on the wall. This one was a stinker. Come on Tom. I'm calling you out son, you can do better than this.
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Summary: Not worth the effort it takes to read
Review: I'm beginning to fear that Tom Clancy has lost his touch. Unfortunately, not unlike Stpehen King, he will continue to put out book after book and continue to rake in the cash. This book is one you must force yourself to finish. I kept reading, determined to find where the excitement was. It never shows up. This book is full of long, rambling monologues spewing forth the right-wing, conservative slant that Clancy so firmly believes in. He could have shortened the book considerably by simply writing 'right=good, left=bad'. I will wait and read the reviews before buying another of Tom Clancy's books. Maybe he needs to take another look at what he is doing and reevaluate his style. But then why do that when every book you write, no matter how bad, is a guaranteed best-seller?
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Summary: Not his best but OK
Review: All I have to say is...the book kinda drags but since I am a big Tom Clancy fan I am honored to have it as part of my collection. Get this book if you are a die hard Clancy fan. You will probably enjoy it.
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Summary: Not as bad as all that
Review: Yes, it seemed like capitalist propaganda. Yes, we all know how it's going to come out if we're middle aged and if we've read the newspapers since we've been adults. Yes, Clancy has done way better in all the books he actually wrote except for "Rainbow Six". Yes, he's pretty heavy handed about advertising his previous book, "Patriot Games". But some Clancy fans will want to read "Red Rabbit" anyway. Most of life is not an extreme thriller, and so, I suppose, is Jack Ryan's life. "Red Rabbit" is not as bad as the "Net Force" books that he phones in.
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