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Summary: A Different Clancy
Review: Very, very easy read. Much different than your usual Tom Clancy novels. I enjoyed reading it, but could not help feeling like this book was pushed out there given the current atmosphere of terrorism and what our country can do to prevent it. There are no surprises here, no plot twists - pretty much you know the outcome very early. I would have liked to have seen more detail as Clancy usually provides, more inside-information and plot twists as well. Overall an enjoyable read; don't have to think, just go with the flow.
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Summary: Well now...
Review: The latest installment in the 'Jack Ryan' series of books, Teeth of the Tiger introduces Ryan's son as a key player in one of his famous international intrigues. A must-read.
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Summary: Clancy let down
Review: Not Clancy's best effort by a long shot. The plot is too far-fetched with far too many cutesy one-liners for a story about anti-terrorism and American assassins. My take is that Clancy is shooting for a film adaptation and wrote this with that objective in mind. It reads like a prequel or a teaser to a more serious and well-written novel to come along later.
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Summary: Tom Clancy's new thriller has a lot to offer
Review: Having read all of Tom Clancy's Fiction books, I was very much looking forward to "The Teeth Of The Tiger" the newest installment in the Jack Ryan series. I got the book the day after it came out and just finished it. I have a lot of feelings about it, it is fantastic writing, but I also felt that too much was left out from the last novel in the chronological Jack Ryan timeline "The Bear And The Dragon." I didn't like how Clancy explained everything important that had happened in hindsight and how the reader does not have any previous knowledge of some events (which I will not reveal, read the book to find out). Don't get me wrong, he did a masterful job of continuing the storyline, and other than I few details I very much enjoyed the book and its introduction of the character of Jack Ryan Jr. (who can guess where he will end up?) and his cousins (Brian and Dominic Caruso) the next generation of John Clack and Domingo Chavez. Many things to look forward to in the next book in the series, Clancy did a very good job of leaving the reader what is going to happen next. Overall, I enjoyed the book immensely, I would highly recommend it to any Tom Clancy fan, however if you are new to the Clancy brand of novels, I would suggest that you read some of his older books first and work your way up, because it helps A LOT to have background knowlegde in the Jack Ryan series. 4/5
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Summary: Clancy into murder
Review: Technically this book is better than some recent efforts from Clancy. It is well edited. The story is pretty exciting. But morally, it is objectionable. President Ryan writes pardons effective in the future for private vigilantes to murder suspected terrorists. Ryan's son and cousins join in. Looks like more books to come in this series.
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Summary: Big Disappointment.
Review: I've been a big Clancy fan since Red October, reading each book as soon as it came out; Teeth of the Tiger continues the recent trend of Clancy just giving a 10% effort. This book is over just when it should be starting! The author famous for big, multiple-plot techno-thrillers just goes through the motions, without any "techno". This isn't a book, it's somewhere between a short story and a novella. There's less plot here than Red Rabbit, which was also weak. Worse, there's not a single new idea here; every plot element is from a prior book. The other problem is point-of-view; the original books were All-American, genuine, middle-class, everyman; we could all identify with Jack Ryan as the average American who rises to meet a challenge. This book crystallizes Clancy's recent trend of the very right-wing, elitist, preachy, anger-ridden, if you're not a millionaire you're trash, sentiment. It's hard not to conclude that as Clancy got rich and famous, he lost all the qualities that made him appealing.
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Summary: Interesting change of direction
Review: When I first learned that Jack Ryan Jr. was to be the new hero of Clancy's new novel, I had mixed emotions. Was this going to be CIA: 90210? Or was this going to be a logical next step for Clancy to take with the Ryan legacy? After reading this book, the conclusion is the latter. Only Tom Clancy can find a way to make such a cliche of the son following his father's footsteps, albeit mighty big footsteps, work in a logical manner. "Tiger" is a fascinating story that plays well in todays world. The fact that Clancy chose to move on to the next generation of Ryans worked well in that he gives us a younger version of his father. Jr. is just as humble and down to earth as his father and has the same nose reading situations, but there is one stark difference that distinguishes the two. Jack Ryan Sr. was always a reluctant player. He never wanted to be a hero, but always fell into the position when necessary. Jack Jr. on the other hand is not as reluctant as his father for the role he has chosen. Clancy has breathed new life into the Ryan legacy that had run its course with the pinnacle of the presidency. Without moving on, Clancy would be forced to continually move into the past, which, with "Red Rabbit" wasn't a bad thing, but lacks the timeliness of todays events.
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Summary: The Teeth of the Tiger... Perhaps his best
Review: The Teeth of the Tiger is perhaps Clancy's best work yet, and if not, a second only to Executive Orders. A gripping and sidewinding adventure that keeps you turning page after page for more. I was a little disappointed that the book was so short when compared to his others, I would have loved to sit down to an 800 page Clancy book any day of the week. The only downfall is that so much has happened to the Ryan storyline between the Bear and the Dragon and The Teeth of the Tiger. I think that it is possible that Clancy tried to skim too much of his characters happenings. But, this is a great read and I fully suggest it to all Clancy fans!
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Summary: Fresh...yet tired
Review: Here Clancy tries a new storyline centered around a pair of twins and Jack Ryan's son. It both succeeds and fails. Success: As usual, Clancy's plot mirrors reality with uncanny ability, and the main action of the book (I'm no spoiler) is a logical supposition to how the terrorists will escalate their efforts in the future. Failure: The same old tired phrases, "Hang a big roger on that one", "if only your aunt had ba**s, she'd be your uncle", "Been there, done that, got the T-shirt" rear their ugly head in this novel once again, eliciting serious groans from this Constant Reader every time. If Clancy is really trying to create another storyline for future novels, he should invest in some new stock phrases and retire these old rusty ones with President Ryan. **This I cannot emphasise enough** Success: Addresses the problems facing our government as we deal with an adversary with the resources of a nation state, but who acts outside the bounds of international exchange, and does so in less than 500 pages Failure: Compartamentalizes the story to such a degree that the wide world view he so often delivers is relegated to a measly few paragraphs of backstory. Especially notable is the shift in the executive office to a known character of ill repute, but little (read 'next to no') elaboration on the impact of government policy beyond what fans can deduce themselves. All this aside, this book is a nice quick read, but the real test will be when this storyline is placed in the center of a much larger novel. Should you pay the cover price? That depends on the status of your finance-box, but it certainly beats two ticket to Gilgi.
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Summary: the teeth of the tiger
Review: not up to standard. few subplots. character development has a long way to go
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