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Summary: What a disappointment! Avoid.
Review: This was awful. I say this with remorse since the first several Tom Clancy novels (Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Clear and Present Danger) were some of my favorite popular fiction books. In the current novel, young Jack Jr. mentions his Dad in almost every other scene. We keep getting tidbits that refer to elements of previous novels in the Jack Ryan series. Blah, I want a fun book that stand on its own. We do not see a lucid discussion of technology in current day problems. We do not see taught fast paced action. The plot is linear and straight forward and the conclusion is nothing but an ad for the next book, which will certinaly become the first Clancy novel that I haven't purchased when it was releaseed. Most likely, I will wait to check it out from my local library. Hopefully for his next book, Tom Clancy will invent a new series or fill in some elements of his current cast of characters at earlier times.
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Summary: Clancy's Getting Lazy
Review: Tom Clancy has written half a book, literally. It's way shorter than his usual wrist-breakers and the story stops rather abruptly. It doesn't end, it stops. The final sentence should have been "Stayed tuned for next week's book". Larry McMurtry used to end his books as if he just got tired of writing it. Maybe Mr. Clancy was facing a publisher's deadline and decided to half-ass it. It's a good story but we're facing a wait of probably two years to see how it turns out. I hope he's not decided to go the Harry Potter route.
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Summary: Tom Clancy's new heros?
Review: Wow, another eye opener from Tom Clancy. Has this become a new start for his characters. I'm only 11 chapters in and am amazed at how well he writes. Jack Jr, continuing the family tradition along with his cousins. Cherish this one he's taking a break for a year.
Rating: 
Summary: Weak - Some bright spots but not worth hardcover
Review: I don't recommend this book. I'm a avid Tom Clancy fan, I've read them all (the real ones, not the Op Center stuff) and love his work. This one left a lot to be desired, mainly because the story is weak and Mr. Clancy's attempt to pass the torch by forcing a new Jack Ryan character down our throats to keep the series alive.My main problem is that in comes Jack Ryan Jr, the son of the famous Jack Ryan in all his previous books. This guy annoyed me the entire book to the point I'd skip through parts where he was involved just to get to the other parts of the story (think Jar Jar Binks Jr.). Clancy spends a lot of time forcing the fact the Jr. is "humble" by long dialogue about how his Dad and Mom are super and taught him this and that. Problem is, he really doesn't "do" anything in the book significant and the other characters pull the load. The other reason I don't recommend it is the story is weak. A lot of Clancy's major events in his books are earth shattering, keep you reading all night kind of stuff. It might be post 9/11, but it's a pretty standard terrorist event by today's comparison. Maybe Clancy is shying away from giving terrorists new ideas (Debt of Honor's ending for example) or he's just under pressure to crank out X number of books a year. Weak story, not a waste of time but not worth hardback.
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Summary: Exciting new route for the Ryan family
Review: After the past few books by Mr. Clancy, it is nice to see a logical extension of the Ryan family getting involved in the "family business". It seems as though Jr. is getting involved in much the same way as his father was. An exciting story from start to finish. A little shorter than the normal Clancy novel. I look forward to the next in this series of books to involve Jack Jr.
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Summary: where's the second half?
Review: This book ends rather abruptly...The story just gets going when the book ends. I don't think it's an
accident that it's so short (480 pages) -- this is only the first half of the novel. Sigh.
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Summary: A Trifle Disappointed, But...
Review: First, some credentials: I am a HARDCORE fan of the Ryanverse, and have been since "Hunt For Red October". The day the editions come out, I am all over them, and my family knows to just leave me alone while I blast through the book. That having been said, I am of two minds when it comes to Mr. Clancy's latest effort. On the one hand, it's a nice little story, very much along the lines of "Rainbow 6", in that it describes the inner workings of a new, elite team trained to deal with terrorist threats. On the other hand, if it is meant to be a continuation of the Jack Ryan saga, and is not meant as a book setting up the NEXT edition in that saga, it is rather disappointing. Without giving away the story, there are significant events in the life of President Jack Ryan that are mentioned in little more than a passing fashion, and that are singularly unsatisfying in their resolution. Further, the inclusion of a now-grown Jack Ryan, Jr. as a key player in the anti-terrorist arena, especially at so young an age (23 or so) seems a little disingenuous, and a bit too pat for my tastes. Young Jack Ryan offers little as to his reasons for entering public service, other than a sense of noblesse oblige, and this reader was left with a feeling that he had nothing better to do. Standing on its own, the story line is straightforward, and somewhat predictable in its resolution. Complaints aside, I also rather cynically wonder if this particular story is delivered as it is due to some of Mr. Clancy's rather well-publicized marital difficulties, especially as they pertain to ongoing revenues from the Ryanverse books. While I certainly hope this is not the case, one supposes that Mr. Clancy's next effort will tell the tale. All in all, and standing on its own, "Teeth of the Tiger" lacks the depth of most of Mr. Clancy's previous efforts. In comparison to broad stories such as "Executive Orders" or "Debt of Honor", this is a lot more "Red Rabbit". In his defense, Mr. Clancy has often followed books like this with broad tales of suspense and intrigue that tie back to the previous story. It is hoped that such is the case here. Otherwise, the whole of the Ryanverse is done a considerable disservice.
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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I'm a huge fan of Tom Clancy and have been since the beginning. I was very disappointed in his latest installment of the Jack Ryan series, which in this case actually features his son Jack, Junior and two cousins. Jack Ryan (Sr.) has played out, so it was good to get some new characters but I found the last 1/3 of the book to be very disappointing and just dumb. He seems to have picked up the John Grisham "crank them out" syndrome and this was not at all up to the level of previous novels. I kept reading, thinking that surely it would improve and I'd get to the good part. Alas, the book just sort of ended. I'm not likely to read the next one in this series.
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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: I'm a big fan of Tom Clancy but this new novel is so bad compared to all the other "Jack Ryan" novels that I don't know what to say. The plot is thin, unrealistic and predictable; the characters have no depth at all. To buy this book is a waste of good money.
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Summary: SKIP THIS ONE
Review: THIS IS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT. A REAL BOMB. I'VE READ EVERY PREVIOUS CLANCY WORK AND THIS JUST DOESN'T MAKE THE GRADE. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE CLANCY WOULD EVEN PUT HIS NAME ON IT. NO PLOT HERE. NOT A PAGE TURNER BY ANY STRETCH. YOU MAKE YOURSELF PLOW ON THROUGH THE DRIVEL WITH THE HOPE THAT THE REAL CLANCY WILL SHOW UP. BUT HE NEVER DOES. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED- UNLESS YOU HAVE A BAD CASE OF INSOMNIA THAT NEEDS CURING, STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS BOOK.
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