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Summary: ...
Review: ...Choppy plot and 2-dimensional uncompelling characters are two reasons not to read this book.
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Summary: Breaking Point
Review: Breaking Point centers more on the personal life of the characters than any of the other Net Force books. It also tells more about what's going on with the "bad guy" than any of the others. This book however does not mention much of Megan (Alex's daughter) or his ex-wife and of what is going on between Julio and Joanna. I enjoy the VR and in this one, very little is told of it; with Tyronne now throwing boomerangs and Jay with his girlfriend Sojo.
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Summary: Breaking Point
Review: Breaking Point centers more on the personal life of the characters than any of the other Net Force books. It also tells more about what's going on with the "bad guy" than any of the others. This book however does not mention much of Megan (Alex's daughter) or his ex-wife and of what is going on between Julio and Joanna. I enjoy the VR and in this one, very little is told of it; with Tyronne now throwing boomerangs and Jay with his girlfriend Sojo.
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Summary: Passable Entertainment
Review: For a number of reasons, I feel that the Net Force books have always been weaker than the Op Center series. I have three specific issues with this book. First, a number of recent "Clancy" books have been introducing story threads that are never used in the novel. There are at least two big ones in The Bear and The Dragon that brother me, but the same type of thing pops up on a smaller scale in Breaking Point. There is a lengthy discussion at the beginning of a handgun that takes different caliber rounds at the same time, but this was never used later in the plot. I believe that these types of wanderings keep the story from feeling tighter. Second, this plot could have been an Op Center or Power Play novel; very little about the plot made it a Net Force novel. This continues a trend in the last several Net Force novels to move away from the virtual reality plots that were initially used. While I think that this trend has actually improved the novels (I really disliked the virtual reality portions of the first novel), I would be interested in a series that more fully explored the military, economic, political and diplomatic issues of the "net." There is also an interesting comment in this book about how virtual reality turned out to be nothing like anyone expected. This seems like a shot at people may have criticized the virtual reality sections of earlier books. I would encourage the author and other readers to look at Headcrash (winner of the 1995 Philip K. Dick Award) by Bruce Bethke or Snowcrash and The Diamond Age (winner of the 1996 Hugo Award) by Neal Stephenson for virtual reality that feels truer. My third issue with the book is how compressed the timelines are. Both the Op Center and Net Force novels are laid out over a very short time frame. While I will not try to argue that so many major events could happen so quickly, I will take issue with the changes in the characters and their relationships in so short a time. In the Net Force novels, the changes in the relationship between Michaels and Fiorella over so quickly a period of time do not ring true to me. I have been critical of past Net Force by suggesting that the characters do not act rationally or consistently. As someone with some experience with a troubled marriage and sharing kids, the pace of the relationship dance of Michaels and Fiorella seems unreal and re-enforces this feeling. With so many good books to read, the final question is whether or not it is worth the investment to continue to read future installments of this series. For me, the answer is yes. One of the reasons that I read is to be entertained and, in spite of my concerns, this book accomplished that goal.
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Summary: Starting mid-stream
Review: I just finished the book. It took me 6 days. I would of read it quicker had I the time. Although the book was enjoyable to read, some of the events were unrealistic. An expert assasin turn body gaurd does some great work anticipating problems and then makes some huge mistakes that do not fit the character. The "girl friend" to the rescue seemed out of place also. On the other hand, it was a quick read. Perhaps reading the first three would of helped. The VR thing was confusing at first.
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Summary: Starting mid-stream
Review: I just finished the book. It took me 6 days. I would of read it quicker had I the time. Although the book was enjoyable to read, some of the events were unrealistic. An expert assasin turn body gaurd does some great work anticipating problems and then makes some huge mistakes that do not fit the character. The "girl friend" to the rescue seemed out of place also. On the other hand, it was a quick read. Perhaps reading the first three would of helped. The VR thing was confusing at first.
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Summary: fragmental story line
Review: I think that the authors tried very hard to rush out this book. Many details and sections are not connected. For example, it talks about Tyrone is good at hacking computer codes and a good friend of Jay (a computer guru), but that is it! There is no follow up in the story. My wild guess is that, Mr. Clancy and Mr. Pieczenik wrote each of their own sections and later on tried to piece them together.
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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: I thought this book was good. I found it interesting and exiting! I would recomend anyone to buy this book!
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Summary: Very good series
Review: Just to tell the other's who say they don't understand that characters, you need to read the ones before this one. There are 3 other ones! No wonder you don't understand it. This is a good book.
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Summary: An Old Assassin
Review: My book is about Alex Michaels who is the head of the net -force task force. Net - Force is part of the FBI in Washington DC. Michaels and the task force stop people from selling drugs on the internet. They also stop people from hacking into government files. During the time Michaels finds out about HAARP, a low frequency weapon which has the possibility drive a country insane. The U.S Air Force and the Navy were making the weapon. I liked the characters because they were all suspicious in their own way. Alex and his wife divorce his wife and she went out with his Toni. There was an assassin who quit because he was getting old. He quit to become a body guard. I did not like the pace because it went fast and then slow. I also did not like the point of view because it changed between characters, which made it hard to follow. I recommend this book to anyone who likes spy thrillers. The book was a great read I would recommend this to people who like a challenge.
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