Debt of Honor

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Summary: This book is BIG!
Review: This book is big in every sense. 766 pages hardcover, 990 paperback (there's more words per page in the hardcover) makes it intimidating at first, but don't let that stop you. If you like technilogical stuff, military things, plots-galore, and a good old shoot-shoot KA-BOOM kind of story, than Debt of Honor is my recomendation. Now don't worry, I am not going to give anything away, but I must say that I just finished the book 30 minutes ago and I am still mesmorised by the ending! But before the ending, there is a lot of stuff going on. In the first hundred pages, there seems to be a dozen different plots going on that have nothing to do with each other, but throughout the book they most surely come together in the most intriging ways. Much of the story takes place in Japan, and involves Japan, and judging from other reviews, I have seen that there is some animosity to the way Mr. Clancy portrays the Japanese. Wether it is the man on the street, or the man calling all the shots. As for the men calling the shots, it must be known that every country has jerks. And this is a story of some jerks with power on the Japanese side. When it comes to the man on the street, I see nothing wrong. I was an exchange student in Japan less than a year ago, and I like to think I learned a thing or two about the Japanese, especially when around a foreigner. And the few examples that are in this book about that were right on. I was grinning, and even once slaped my knee because a similar thing happened to me that happened to "Klerk" and "Chekov". But enough about that. As for the rest of the book, I must say that it is very grand. This is the first Clancy novel that I have read (unless you count an Op-center) And I think that the only problem that I had was that there was a lack of flow in many places. In that i had to stop, think, and/or re-read a sentance or to, and in other cases to go slowly. But mabey that is just that way I read, I have to know it all. It is a nice book, and if you like to read about the fore-mentioned topics, Debt of Honor is a good choice to make

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Summary: EXCELLENT STORY - ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.
Review: AS MANY OF THE REVIEWS HAVE SAID "THIS COULD HAPPEN". A FASCINATING STORY THAT ENDS WITH A BANG. I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE SEQUEL. THE ONLY COMPAINT I WOULD HAVE IS THAT THE BOOK WAS A LITTLE LONG AND AT TIMES GOT TOO TECHNICAL. I FOUND MYSELF LOST WHEN CLANCY DISCUSSES THE MILITARY. BUT OVERALL, A MUST FOR ALL CLANCY FANS AND A VERY GOOD BOOK

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Summary: Starts slowly, but snowballs into a suspenceful masterpiece.
Review: Again Tom Clancy hits the mark. With his festation for detail, and well drawn out descriptions, it easy for one to get bored. And many times I was, at times I was too confused by the multiple plots lines that seemed to have no connection what so ever. But Tom Clancy, the modern day literary genius, seems to have a magical way of making all the plot lines somehow connect into one damn good story. His precise detail when it came to explaining the intricacies of the new Japenese surveilence plane , as well as the inner workings of the Securites and Exchange Commission are better learnings then some college courses. If you can make it through the first one-hundred pages with out throwing it away, then you will be thoroughly gratified by a great a piece of literary genius

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: One of Clancy's best, exceeded only by Without Remorse. While the plot is a bit farfetched, Clancy is able to pull it off nicely. The financial aspect was a bit boring, but in today's world, I think a lot of the fighting will be done with the computer. One of the most interesting points of the story is his characters' use of "Manuver Warfare" concept ; not attacking an enemy where he is strong, but where he is weak. Dictating that your forces will not face them how he expects or wants them to. This is certainly how wars in the future will be fought and the pentagon would do well to take note to update their often outmoded tactics to keep up with their new weapons systems

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Summary: Debt of Honor makes me doubt Clancy's other work
Review: If Tom Clancy did any on site research for this book he did it from the window of the room he stayed in in Tokyo. The characterizations of the Japanese in the story were pure WW2 propaganda. He's got Clark and Ding walking around Tokyo acting like tourists and spouting off the usual American misconceptions about Japanese society. With the Soviet Union gone it's a case of Clancy looking for a new enemy, and it really makes me wonder how accurate his other books ar

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Summary: Excellant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Debt of Honor is one of Clancy'd best! It has an absorbing plot about an attempt by Japan to destroy the U.S. with money and computers instead of bombs, and the novel traces America's retaliation against the man and nation responsible. Get ready for a crash-course in economics, and look out for some great action with incredle machines like the F-22 fighter, B-2 bomber and RAH-66 Comanche attack chopper! Powerful conclusion in this novel!!

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Summary: Excellent as usual
Review: Excellent is the only way I can think to describe this book. I had to force myself to put the book down and couldn't wait to pick it up again. Clancy has a way of making you feel as though you are right there with his characters, involved in the plot of their lives. I knew before ever coming to the last page that I would have to know what would follow for Jack Ryan. If there wasn't a sequel, I would have been writing to him to write one! <grin> A book well worth reading over and over again

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Summary: I'm really disappointed Tom
Review: Clancy's plot never really worked out. While the ending was something different, the ability to solve the crisis with Japan was completely unoriginal. Another problem; the book is WAY TOO LONG!!!!. for 990 pages, I expected more. The book could've been written in a lot fewer pages and a lot more trees would still be alive. This book brings to mind another Japanese conflict: the Russo-Japanese war. Russia looked all too powerful when taking on the Japaese. However, just like Clancy's book, the got beaten badly and only saved face due to a few twists in negotiations from the President of the United States

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Summary: This is worth reading!!
Review: From the first page I read I knew this was something cool. I was right. Debt of Honor is probably the best Clancy-book I've ever read. Even if it's heavier than Sum of all fears, I liked it. The build-up of the economic and later on military conflict is very well done. And in the middle of a conflict with Japan, FBI investigates Vice-President Ed Kealty, Jack Ryan tries to help the president and war almost break out between the US and India. This is a book you just can't put down, I read it twice last year

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Summary: Good time wasting stuff
Review: This book is one of the rare books available that can encourage the reader to waste his or her time. I found that it was impossible to put this book down after I had started, not a good move if you have an early start. The story moves to different places around the worls faster than Concorde on a good day. The intrigues and conspiracies are well thought out and highly plausible. The technical contenct is convincing, and I would be interested to know how long it takes to research a book to this level. My congratulations to Tom Clancy on an excellent book. One that I would, and have, heartily recommend to family and friends. I can't wait to get the paperback of the follow up, as the reader is left wanting to know more.......