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Summary: Not up to Clancy standards
Review: I was not only sorely disappointed, I found it hard to believe that Clancy wrote it. Although one of his shorter books, it really dragged. There were a couple of great action moments, but the ending almost makes you forget them. I found myself swearing at the heroes for being so stupid and at the end saying.."huh? That's it?" The book had a good concept and a good plot,but Clancy didn't carry through. The ending is unbelievable and unfinished. Very unsatisfying. If I hadn't read so many great Clancy novels, I'm not sure I'd read another.
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Summary: The world according to Clancy
Review: This novel reflects Tom Clancy's uncomplicated view of the world: it's us, the United States, against the bad guys, and anything we can do to kill, maim, or cripple the bad guys is all right, even to the extent of sending hit teams out to murder terrorists in other countries. This appeals to our sense of outrage at the terrorists, but unfortunately ignores the rules of civilization. As much as we would like to, we simply can't operate that way in the real world. In Clancy's fictional world, though, I suppose we can, and a large part of me rejoiced in the instant justice meted out by Clancy's young heroes of this novel.
However, I think the editorial pukes at Putnam's Sons should take a hard look at their star author's writing style - after all, isn't that what editors are supposed to do? Every character in this novel speaks with the same voice - they all 'sound' the same, regardless of age or background. Everyone who is not a combat type is a 'puke', for example, no matter who is speaking.
There is just no variation from character to character, so you have to check constantly to see who is speaking. And all the young protagonists say 'roger that' when replying to another, to the point it becomes annoying. His lack of expertise with firearms and ammunition is made painfully obvious by the awkward way he describes them at times. Pick up a "Shooter's Bible", Tom, and use it.
Maybe this sounds like nit-picking, but I've read all Tom Clancy's novels, and while he desperately needs a good editor, he's really a much better writer than this. "The Hunt for Red October" was outstanding, and still stands as his best work as far as I'm concerned.
The best that can be said for this novel is that it is much shorter than his usual tomes.
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: "Teeth of the Tiger" was not among Clancy's better works. I have read them all, I was happy to be back in Jack Ryan's world (sort of), but I can't help thinking Clancy outlined the book, maybe sketched it out some and started it, and then handed it off to someone else to finish. Half the plot is left hanging. The way the final climax is handled would have had the Mossad knocking on the Company's door in less than a week. Also, the narrative in the book gets a little cruder and more explicit than is(was) characteristic of Clancy. This is understandable when the 'bad guys' are involved, but not pervasive throughout the book--even in descriptive narrative. It just isn't Clancy. Oh well, anything to make a buck.
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Summary: Terribly Written, did Clancy even write it, or is it ghosted
Review: I have enjoyed Tom Clancy's books in the past, but this book is a DOG. It is ponderously predictable, all twists are telegraphed 2 to 3 chapters in advance. Additionally it is internally inconsistant, as though different chapters were assigned to different ghost writers. The bad guys are dime store villians. They seem to have been conjured up by a 13 year old junior high school student. Having spent many years in the military, I found the central premise of the book preposterous. Muslims are portrayed as stupid, and racist. The heroes are portrayed as smart and racist. Enough already. If this is the last of this story line, then, as Clancy's bad guys say "Allah be praised". or as I say "Enough is enough".
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Summary: THE TEETH OF THE TIGER
Review: Really, Really BAD. Clancy is going the same route as Stephen King, Knock out a book, collect a pay check.
It's Really sad, I used to enjoy both of those writers but now I,ll have to find someone else to enjoy reading.
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Summary: Horrible!
Review: I loved all of Clancy's earlier books, with Cardinal of the Kremlin being my favorite. I picked this one up after not reading him for many years and was I surprised. The book is terrible! Starts well but it ends in mid-air and there are constant references to Jack Ryan Sr and things that happened in older books. If they served the story it would have been OK but they have no purpose in the story. Is Clancy falling into the publish regardless of quality mode (just like Grisham has)? Definitely look elsewhere for good reading.
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Summary: Good Beginnning, poor ending
Review: This book started out with new characters and new ideas and I found it intriguing and well paced -- however the last one hundred pages dragged on and on with a very predictable outcome -- how many people do we need to kill in the same way to get the point (no pun intended for those who have read the book) that the pen works! I think I may have bought my last Clancy book!
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Summary: Clancy has truly lost his edge...this book is horrible.
Review: The book is a huge disappointment. Far too predictable, and although I am a conservative republican and ex-military I found the plot so unrealistic as to be laughable. In fact it was downright stupid and I almost feel insulted that he took my money for this. I've read all Clancy's books, and thought that maybe after The Bear and the Dragon Jack Ryan would have saved the world every which way and we would now see a new character (long overdue). Wrong. Red Rabbit went back in time to tell more stories of the Amazing Jack Ryan, now this one basically has Jack Junior kicking off his own habit of single-handedly saving our country using superhuman intelligence and field operations skills only his father could match. Clancy should really just reprint the old books and do a search and replace of "Jack" with "Jack Junior" because that's where the novels appear to be headed. Please, Tom - stop living vicariously through Jack/Jack Jr. and invent a new, more realistic character and more substantive plots.
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Summary: Best Clancy is some time!
Review: While this book is certainly not on par with some of the great Clancy works like Debt of Honor, it sure beats the long, drawn out novels that were The Bear and the Dragon and Red Rabbit. The book is, in my mind, fast-paced though the last 100 or so pages turns quite repetitive. I enjoyed being introduced to the new characters though, as some reviewers have mentioned, the dialogue is sometimes ridiculous. Perhaps one reason for many of the low reviews is the fact that we are introduced to new characters. The familiar Ryan, Foley, Clark, Chavez, etc. are completely absent. After a dozen or so novels, maybe some are just resistant to the idea of something new. I liked the book. It is the best since Rainbox Six and an enjoyable read.
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Summary: Where's The Rest??
Review: I was a fan of Clancy early in his career (Patriot Games was my favorite), but I tend to lose interest when they start going for volume rather than quality. I see others have made similar comments, but let me expound briefly on the ending of the book. The thought that it "leaves you hanging" is a drastic understatement. Let me clarify: when I finished the last page of this book, I honestly had to go to the nearest bookstore and check other hardback copies [of Teeth of the Tiger] to see if somehow I had bought a faulty one with missing pages!
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