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Title: Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0-425-19118-4 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.07 (542 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: not bad...not great
Comment: No doubt- Clancy is a bit tired of writing Jack Ryan novels. Evidence includes his involvement in the myriad of paperback serials with his name on them and his string of non-fiction military books. But the biggest hint has been the continued downturn in the quality of his novels. "Rainbow Six" was good, but not really a Ryan novel. The "Bear and Dragon" was a cumbersome read and "Debt of Honor" was more a lesson on economics than anything else, despite it's eerie ending. His last gripping book was "Executive Orders", but is last great book may have been "Without Remorse", again not a Ryan story.
All this is to say that despite Clancy's apparent disinterest in Ryan and the book's non-action, the writer finds spots of intense interest. Clancy continues to write a characters mind very well and the tension does build at certain points. But without another world crisis for Jack to fix, the tension can only get so far. The book is long but reads quickly.
If Clancy wants to explore other characters (Mary Pat, etc), it would be better to do something like "Without Remorse" or "Rainbow Six", and leave Jack out of it. "Red Rabbit was not really a Jack Ryan story.
Complaints about anachronisms and historical accuracy are true, but they do not distract from the story, unless one is looking for another thing to complain about. Others have taken real historical events and turned them into excellent spy novels and other fiction. See William F. Buckley's Blackford Oaks series as evidence it can be done. Remember, that despite any author's attempt at social commentary, if they are writing a spy story it is meant to be fun.
Probably not worth the cost of a hardcover, so wait for the paperback or go to the library. For Clancy fan's it is a must, and the story does provide some additional back story to many characters in Clancy's world.
Rating: 1
Summary: Hey, Tom! Stop Writing Now!
Comment: This book is crap. Other reviewers have noted the stupid pitfalls that Clancy cannot seem to avoid. My least favorite must be the "Mr. so-and so? He's a GOOD MAN." In the nine hundred plus pages that the softcover consumed, this was used at least twenty times to introduce new characters. Come on! Second on my list of rants is how Clancy can't stop mentioning the fact that Ryan is a former Marine, and uses this as justification for his ability. You know what? I got it the first time. The book is a waste of readers' time as well as ink and paper.
Rating: 1
Summary: REALLY WORTH A ZERO
Comment: Without question, this is the worst novel I have ever read.
At over 600 pages in length, it more appropriately should be condensed into a terrible short story. There was no suspense, no nothing! The amount of meaningless dialogue and worthless descriptive and informative matter was clearly inserted by Clancy to make a bigger book. Or maybe he really wanted to write a stinker to get out of his contractual obligations?
DO NOT TAKE YOUR VALUABLE TIME TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!
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Title: The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy ISBN: 039915079X Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425180964 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425170349 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 07 September, 2004 List Price(USD): $8.50 |
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Title: Without Remorse by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425143325 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Executive Orders by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425158632 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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