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I've read three of his novels now, among them Rainbox Six. Already they are terribly repetitive and follow the basic formula - long paragraphs at the start, slowly increase tension, short sharp paragraphs at the end to rivet it up.
Good side always wins, bad side always loses and suffers poetic justice. Example - the terrorist who kills the fat young girl who is in a wheelchair and suffers from cancer (Well done on the sympathy bonus there Tom) gets shot in the groin by Homer "unsexual" Johnston, who is apparently making a "statement".
Right.
Anyway, once you cut down the hype surrounding Clancy you see his novels aren't really anything special. As thick as a phone book maybe, but nothing special.
Good side always wins, bad side always loses and suffers poetic justice. Example - the terrorist who kills the fat young girl who is in a wheelchair and suffers from cancer (Well done on the sympathy bonus there Tom) gets shot in the groin by Homer "unsexual" Johnston, who is apparently making a "statement".
Right.
Anyway, once you cut down the hype surrounding Clancy you see his novels aren't really anything special. As thick as a phone book maybe, but nothing special.
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They covert into a mint game, though.
True, they all smell and aren't 'tense' or anything, because you know good guy Joe USA will win. They suck.
I've read three of his novels now, among them Rainbox Six. Already they are terribly repetitive and follow the basic formula - long paragraphs at the start, slowly increase tension, short sharp paragraphs at the end to rivet it up.
Good side always wins, bad side always loses and suffers poetic justice. Example - the terrorist who kills the fat young girl who is in a wheelchair and suffers from cancer (Well done on the sympathy bonus there Tom) gets shot in the groin by Homer "unsexual" Johnston, who is apparently making a "statement".
Right.
Anyway, once you cut down the hype surrounding Clancy you see his novels aren't really anything special. As thick as a phone book maybe, but nothing special.
Good side always wins, bad side always loses and suffers poetic justice. Example - the terrorist who kills the fat young girl who is in a wheelchair and suffers from cancer (Well done on the sympathy bonus there Tom) gets shot in the groin by Homer "unsexual" Johnston, who is apparently making a "statement".
Right.
Anyway, once you cut down the hype surrounding Clancy you see his novels aren't really anything special. As thick as a phone book maybe, but nothing special.
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