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Summary: Tom Clancy Should Retire! He's Run out of Steam & Stories!!
Review: Like reviewers before me on other books, I would've rated this book at less than one star but Amazon doesn't allow that sooooo, here it is. I was tooling along through this book's immediate predecessor (Debt of Honor) and really enjoying the book, wondering how it would end. Then, in the last 75 pages I saw where Clancy was leading all of us, his loyal readers. I groaned to myself and said, oh nooooo, not thattttt! And guess what? He did it. He took Jack Ryan from National Security Advisor to Vice President to President in less than 5 pages. Isn't popular fiction wonderful? You can put sh*t between two covers, put Tom Clancy's name on it and the general reading public will think it's wonderful. Well, I'm here to tell you it wasn't and isn't and Tom Clancy should be ashamed off himself for putting such truly bad prose on paper. Debt of Honor ended badly and that's when I knew Clancy was well past his prime. I should've guessed that Executive Orders would not be any better. Executive Orders picks up where DoH left off with our stalwart White Knight, Jack Ryan taking up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I couldn't believe the story line but I plugged along. Ryan started out admirably and in some ways stayed that way in EO but, the entire premise of his ascension to power was just so preposterous as to make the novel laughable. For someone who writes detail so well, Clancy lost sight of the fact that there would have been so many factors that would have had to fall into place (exactly) to permit this type of event to take place. A 747 jumbojet into the capital would just not happen, especially on the night the President is addressing a joint session of Congress. Air traffic is vectored away from downtown DC to make just such an event implausible. I really had a difficult time swallowing what TC was peddling in this overly long tome. Readers may have noticed that Tom has also developed a devoted following with his non-fiction books such as "Marine," "Submarine," "Armored Cav," "Airborne," "Into the Storm" and "Every Man a Tiger." He does a great job with those books because he can get into all the techno-detail that he puts in his novels and he doesn't have to make it all seem believeable. The stuff he writes about in those books is here today and he doesn't have to make it plausible. He can write those books like the thoughtful student of the military that he has proven he once was. He should stay with the non-fiction, special interest books he does so well. With Debt of Honor, Executive Orders and Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy has proven to be a caricature of the author he once was. He's really stinking rich now and apparently given up on giving his readers a good read. Now he just wants to peddle Sh*t and get paid for it. Tell you what, Tom. Why don't you take your wealth, dabble in whatever it is rich folks like you dabble in and forget writing fiction. You had a few good books in you and you wrote them. Now you have nothing left. It's time for a new hobby.
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Summary: A very good book
Review: Executive Orders is one of the finest books I have read. While others have criticised its length I disagree and believe that its length is the books greatest strength, with the detail and character development adding to the book's impact. It is best read after the other Jack Ryan novels although this is not essential. Its one and only drawback in my opinion is the patriotic fervour that accompanies a great deal of Clancy's works. This is a small price to pay for such a set of great novels that the Jack Ryan series undoubtedly is.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!!!!
Review: I just finished this book, it may have taken me 3 months to read, but as a freshman in High School also taking college courses it was well worth the wait. Although I did read Debt of Honor before Executive Orders this book would be fine if you had not read Debt of Honor regardless of it being the sequel.
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Summary: It puts a different look at the current state of the country
Review: I thought the book made some eye opening statements of what one country could do with biological warfare. Jack Ryan has always been the hero of his books but I thought the true hero of this book was the country. I have always enjoyed reading his works, and I hope for more of the same.
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Summary: A no-nonsense action-packed thriller
Review: I thought that this book gave quite an entertaining account of how the US and the world might act to a pretty improbable event - it's in the fiction section,and that only makes it more enjoyable. The only thing I wondered about was the length. Many people say it was too long, but I feel that the length meant everybody got their money's worth. I certainly did. The only question is how can Clancy write so many lengthy books? it puts him in the Stephen King catagory, and who said King isn't a popular writer...
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Summary: Great, but tooooooooooooooooo Long.
Review: Tom is a great writer and I enjoyed this book, but the last 100 pages or so were like reading sleep! I do recommend this book to anyone that has a lot of time to read and not the start stop readers like myself who reads on the way to work or during coffee breaks. There is a lot of data to comput and you need some time to be alone when you read this book. The story was great and I just may read some more of his books.
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Summary: Keeps you turning the pages, if a little corny.
Review: Totally agree with quenton@hotmail about the mountain men part - Clancy could have deleted ALL of this and kept his plot 100% intact (and far more enjoyable). But for me, the part involving the kidnap attempt at the kindergarten was the worst anticlimax of all. I'm sorry, but professional Iranian terrorists/kidnappers just don't suddenly & inexplicably develop a conscience in the middle of a job on the president's kid. Hard to swallow. I like Clancy books but I think he ought to let the baddies win a little bit more before America inevitably grabs the world by the balls.
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Summary: The Pinnacle of Clancy's Work
Review: It's perhaps only fitting that the all-American man John Patrick Ryan is elevated to President after one of the most devastating attacks on American interests takes place. I loved the usual wealth of Clancy detail, as well as the excellent plot work, including the further development of Arnold van Damm, Bob Holtzman, and bringing something out of Without Remorse, John Clark. What suprised me was the accuracy of his portrayal of the White House. With an inexperienced national security advisor suddenly at the helm, Ryan is coached by the Secret Service and his followers, all of whom love him and his family, while certain elements, from Cliff Rutledge and Edward Kealty to the ever-prominent Ayatollah Mahamoud Haji Daryaei. It disappoints me to see how many people are giving bad reviews to this book, saying things that simply aren't true. Violence is not the religion Islam: several characters, including Prince Ali of Saudi Arabia, made that crystal clear. Most of all, I enjoyed just watching an inexperienced person at the helm of our country. And I think the end result may have been worth the bloodshed.
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Summary: Jack Ryan,the reluctant President.
Review: The author crafts a superb tale here of events following the abrupt accession of Jack Ryan to his country's highest office.The USA is attacked both overtly and covertly and Clancy weaves a gripping story of how an inexperienced President somehow manages with the help of a few good men,and women to solve one crisis after another.Despite his republican politics I do find Clancy's books entertaining and full of detail.He even gives a descriptive account of the inner workings of the secret service and seems to have inside knowledge of the layout of the White House family quarters.Understandable as the man has only slept there several times during the Bush administration. One of Mr Clancys better efforts.
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Summary: Great detail for a great book!
Review: I really enjoyed this book in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" series. It gave great detail on how the main charater Jack Ryan felt about being president and also gave great detail about the Secret Service's views. I would recommend this book as well as Debt of Honor to any and everyone!
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