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Summary: The worst written Book I ever read.
Review: Tom Clancy has kept waiting for suspense for the whole book. I still have not finished it. But I have read enough to tell you that he needs more time off. I don't know why he removed his key character's, (Jack Ryan Sr. and my favorite John Kelly a.k.a. John Clark.) I have loved every book he his in. I you want true Tom Clancy read Rainbow Six or Without Remorse. They are his key works of art. His latest book makes me want to read to 8 yr. old brother from Peter Pan.
Don't get me wrong I love Peter Pan But he's not Clancy and neither was this book.
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Summary: Clancy needed to do some more development
Review: I've read all of Clancy's Ryan stories and found this one to be possibly his weakest.
... Near the end of Patriot Games, written in '87 but set in about '82 or '83, Jack Ryan jr. was born- he's now 23 and a recent college graduate which would make the story set in 2006 or so yet the war in Iraq (I thought Clancy met the real one, not his fictional Gulf War)is characterized as recent. Sometimes refered to as Jack, sometimes as Ryan or even Junior by the author our hero has determined that a financial business is really a front for an inteligence operation and he talks his way into a job during a meeting with the boss (a former senator who knew his father, the now retired president Ryan).
I didn't mind the totally off the books covert intelligence unit (only the ex- president and a few others even know it exists)but you get a story that isn't really well developed. The Campus has existed for just over a year hacking into CIA and everyone else's computers and communications tracking down various bad guys and their financing. About this time the bunch decides to move into full operation by recruiting a couple of twin brothers solely on the strength of the Marine brother having killed a few guerilla fighters in Afghanistan and the FBI brother administering a little on the spot justice to ONE child rapist/ murderer. I wasn't really clear about how they were selected, didnt like the way their superiors were unsure how good these two would be until they performmed a hit or two and I really didn't like the way they just happened to be Ryan jr's cousins ( the exact relation was never explained, I didn't know either Jack Sr. or Cathy Ryan had siblings, and what family history you do get is weak)
The best part of the book (if you can call it that)is the terrorist group allying itself with Columbian smugglers, not really liking each other but seeing benefits in each aiding the other. After the Columbians smuggle a few terrorist teams into the U.S.you hear almost nothing more about them (will we in a future book?)but you do get a rather scary little bit about the terrorist groups shooting up a few shopping malls (Clancy used an airliner as a missle in 1994's Debt of Honor, it happened for real in 2001 this scenario is also plausible) The twins going after some of the Bad guys in Europe reads pretty well but this 431 page book reads like Clancy cut another 431 pages off at the end to serve as his next book.
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Summary: Boring
Review: I read or I should say that I tried to read Red Rabbit before putting it aside... This latest book by Tom Clancy has all the same qualities as Red Rabbit! It's time for Clancy to hang it up and do something productive and quit using his past reputation to go on being considered an author.This book is slow and boring. There's little reason to continue on with it unless I feel like a nap! Please if someone else managed to get to the last page tell me that it actually developes into something worth reading! Otherwise I'll put it alongside of Red Rabbit for sleep time!
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Summary: Okay read
Review: This is not the Clancy of old. The story line is okay but the story in the begining is a little slow. Some of the main characters are boring. Hopefully his next book will be better.
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Summary: A Waste of Time
Review: I was rather disappointed by this book, arguably Clancy's worst yet. Characters are unorignal and tend to repeat the same lines dialog over and over (to the point that I actually became confused about whether or not I'd already a section. The plot was extremely predictable, filled with holes, and relied on a number of extremely unlikely (ridiculous, really) coincidences. My hopes that Clancy would pull it together with a solid ending were dashed when the last page came without any real resolution. The only redeeming quality of Teeth of the Tiger was that it has finally broken me of my urge to pre-order Clancy books; from now on, I'll be waiting for reviews.
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Summary: The Next Generation
Review: After Clancy's somnambulant last offering, I had high hopes for a fast paced romp with his latest. Although the story does move along more quickly that Red Rabbit had, it cannot compare with the "old" Clancy. Nevertheless, Clancy can spin a tale as well as (indeed better than) most and uses this outing to introduce us to his next generation of good guys - Jack Ryan Junior and his first cousins (fraternal twins, one of whom is an FBI agent and the other a marine). Junior, now a college grad, has talked his way into a job as an analyst with a private financial company which happens to be the front for an extra-legal organization formed to do damage to America's enemies and funded by the profits of investments based on tidbits of financial information downloaded by eavesdropping on (supposedly secure) communications between the NSA and the CIA. The plot centers on a deal between Columbian drug dealers who agree to "import" Middle Eastern terrorists into the USofA in exchange for assistance in importing and distributing drugs in Europe. As with Clancy's other recent books, political messages are delivered - somewhat heavy handedly -- along with the action. There's more than one suggestion that those institutions which are supposed to protect us from terrorist threats (the CIA, NSA, Department of Homeland Security) aren't up to the task because they are big, unimaginative, bureaucracies filled with folks who are more interested in protecting their pensions than in making waves. Unfortunately, Clancy may well be right in that regard. Of greater concern, however, are the nagging ideas that its okay to use insider financial information to fund what is in essence a vigilante operation (sort of first cousin to how Iran-Contra was financed) and that its okay to conduct vigilante operations against "obvious" enemies, not hampered by such inconveniences as concerns for civil rights. Then again, perhaps Clancy is drawing a positive comparison of the way Israel does business with its opposition vis a vis the tactics of its opponents. Based on the abruptness with which the book ends, with one group of the bad guys unattended to, it appears that Clancy's loyal readers are being set up for the expansion of his franchise with his new kids on the block.
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Summary: Killing a great reputation
Review: In my opinion he's the greatest storyteller of our time, and this worthless piece of fluff won't destroy that reputation. No more, however, will I buy his books without first checking the reviews.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I have been an avid Clancy fan since the beginning and enjoyed his mastery of the language, his ability to run with complex scenarios in a very realistic and spell binding way and I just enjoyed his books. His latest effort I'm afraid, leaves me very underwhelmed. For the first time ever, I became bored with the plot and its lack of depth. It was like he actually wasn't writing it as it bore no similarity to his earlier excellent works. From the ending of this effort, it would seem the next edition will be a continuation of the same - not for me; unless he reverts to doing what he does best (writing masterful suspense) I will be spending my dollars elsewhere and supporting new and upcoming authors who put their heart into their work. Disappointing Mr Clancy, very disappointing.
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Summary: Made for the Movie Book?
Review: I can't help but feel that this book was written with two things in mind... transitioning it to the silver screen and a sequel. I bought this book and saved it for a flight to keep me occupied. I have to admit that I did keep reading and did not put it down but I think that was more because I was waiting for more out of a Clancy book than actually enjoying the book. I never did understand the purpose of having the badguys together and overall it just seemed to contrived. I really hate to see this of a Clancy book as I have reread all of his books several times over.
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Summary: A Clancy Clunker
Review: This was the worst Clancy book to date. A total bore. I had to talk myself into finishing it. I kept waiting for the plot to thicken and grab me, but, to my total disappointment, it never happened. Poor characters, dreadful dialogue and a totally predictable ending. Clancy is a better author than this book indicates. He needs to do better in the future if he's to keep his many fans. There are so many better writers out there now, not the least of which are Dan Brown, Vince Flynn and Joel Rosenberg.
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