Rating: Summary: Clancy Lite Review: Low tech, low thrill. The publisher made a multi book mega dollar deal with the author and this is what we get? Character development is shallow, the infamous Clancy detail in technology is lacking, and even the travel scene detail is shallow.
Rating: Summary: Yellow Hummer & C-Class Mercedes Review: This book is a huge dissapointment. I am very happy that I purchased it on the cheap at Sam's Club. I have throughly enjoyed Tom Clancy novels in the past (espeacially Hunt for Red October). I feel sorry for authors who ultimately end up writing to meet the quota mandated by their publishers instead of having something genuiely having something interesting to say. To be perfectly honest I stopped at page 125 and am seriously considering utilization of my local railroad track to fully convey my disgust. Here are a few samples to wet your apetite: About Jack Ryan Jr.: "The boy had grown up in a hurry Hendley thought. Maybe having a secret service detail helped with that-or hurt (ohhh), depending on what sort of person you happen to be. But this boy had come from good stock, as much from his mother as his father. And clearly he was smart. He had curiousity, usually a sign of intelligence. And intelligence was the only thing there was never enough of, anywhere in the world( a little foreshadowing perhaps). The other two important characters are Enzo and Aldo, brothers who have both become successful in their respective careers. Enzo in the FBI and Aldo in the Marine Corps. Both brothers drive C-Class Mercedes with Navigation Systems. Pretty nice cars for up and coming members of the FBI and the Marine Corps. Perhaps I am naive about what a captain in the marine corps makes, and also about what would be considered a desireable car based on the impression of his subordinates; but a Mercedes C Class is simply a rediculous car for him to be driving. Aldo always talks to his navigation system. "Please take the next right" is always followed by "Thanks sweetheart." I know that people often respond to their navigation system but not every single time! A Jack Ryan Jr. drives around in a canary yellow Hummer H2. Is daddy spoiling his litte boy with a $55,000 9MPG SUV. In the same chapter Jack Ryan Jr. claims how his father dosn't want to spoil him and wants him to chart his own course; what a joke. Perhaps you think this superflous, but I think the above examples sum up pretty well everything that has gone wrong with this latest Tom Clancy novel. Its a bunch a silly lines and canned scenarios. Truly Dissapointing; where is the new generation of authors to rekindle our interst and keep us reading until 6am.
Rating: Summary: Starts good but... Review: This would probably be a 3 or 3.5 stars on most other authors scale but on a Clancy scale, only a 2. The book starts out good with the story of the terrorists but the character development for the main characters (Jack Jr. and the Caruso brothers) is weak. The story seems hurried and quickly put together and the "missions" and how long they take to put together seems half-hazard, the type of stuff usually scene on weekly TV cop shows. The book is short by Clancy standards and this may be one of its faults. Clancy fans are used to high tech, high action, and highly detailed writing that draws them into the story. I read them for the stories but usually feel that I walk away with a better understanding of something, whether it be militarily, politically, or foriegn policy wise. From this book, I walked away with nothing but a question, "Did Clancy really write this?" Not a good choice for true Clancy fans.
Rating: Summary: What happend to Tom Clancy?!? Review: There was nothing to this book. As a long-time Clancy fan, I was hoping that 'Teeth of the Tiger' would be another high-powered, high-tech thriller. It had the potential to be a very dark yet consuming storyline, and could have laid the foundation for a new series. But what a dissapointment! This read more like one of the Op-Center series, with even less technology, character development, or plot. Made me wonder whether Tom Clancy had anything to do with writing it...
Rating: Summary: Ended When it Started Review: This book was worth maybe $6.95 as a paperback. It ended when Clancy usually gets started. We are used to his books starting slow but to end shortly thereafter was disappointing at best. Wait for the paperback hand-me-down.
Rating: Summary: Disappointed Review: It took Clancey over 200 pages just to get book started. The cousins are unatractive rich kids who think they are the "Hardy Boys" grown up. The plot is non existent. You know how it's going to end. A total bore
Rating: Summary: Definitely Worth buying! Review: Without giving away much, I can tell you this about the plot. The story follows three up-and-comers through their indoctrination into a secret government organization known as 'The Campus.' Linking this book to most of Clancy's prior novels is Jack Ryan, Jr., who is of course the son of Jack Ryan, the well-known Clancy hero featured in The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and many others. Junior and two of his cousins get involved with The Campus and its counterterrorism efforts in a post-9/11 world, and those events comprise the bulk of this book. I truly enjoyed it! Also recommended: THE LOSERS' CLUB by Richard Perez
Rating: Summary: Well, it starts off as as a thriller........................ Review: I'd read and re-read "Executive Orders", so I really wanted to like this book and as a result, I gave it more attention than it deserved. It was a Clancy novel with a great title! I had certain expectations, darnit!- but halfway through I realized that the action-packed first thirty pages had dwindled down to a weak plot I wasn't really into, dull technobabble and characters I didn't really care about. I bought it in hardcover, too, so yeah, I feel pretty stupid, which is why I'm warning you to support your local public library and borrow this one from them- don't waste a penny buying it.
Rating: Summary: My last Clancy novel Review: This first chapter in what promises to be a series of "Campus" sequels was enough to put me to sleep several nights in a row. It was so bad I began paying more attention to the oh so tiring and repititious hip slang and cool dialogue. I took to counting the number of times a character "lit up his computer" and prayed for a simple "turned on" or even "fired up" but that was not to be. The welcome end to the book left me wondering if someone had torn the last half of the pages out before I realized the publisher simply printed up Part I and hopes to issue Part II to the dwindling fans of "Hasbeen" Clancy.
Rating: Summary: Toothless for a Clancy Book Review: The concept of a private organization to "go where no government agency can go" had real Clancy potential, but the less than plausible team of Jack Sr's son and nephews starts the slippery slope to a poor read, with a non-ending. The editor's efforts apparently included only use of a spell checker, because there were examples of "list" instead of clearly intended "lust", and "office" for "officer". Finally, in a very non-Clancy slip up, a former Marine was referred to as an ex-Marine!!
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