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Title: Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0399148701 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 05 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.08
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Story, Poor Execution
Comment: In "Red Rabbit", Clancy tells a fictional tale of the events behind the actual 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John II. While much of Clancy's traditional appeal lies in his attention to detail, it is overdone in "Red Rabbit", resulting in an overly long and sluggishly paced novel. The treatment of Jack Ryan was most surprising. While much has been made of his rather minor role in this book, as Mary-Pat and Ed Foley take center stage for the good guys, that was a refreshing change of pace. Rather, I found the relationship between Jack and Cathy Ryan distracting and, frankly, annoying. Eliminating Ryan completely would have shortened the book and improved the story line. The avid Clancy reader will want to read this to fill in some background, especially behind the Foleys, while fans of 20th Century history may enjoy this plausible and apparently well-researched account of the attempted assassination. But in the final analysis, this is not Clancy's best work. A thorough edit-out of about 200 pages would bring significant improvement.
Rating: 1
Summary: BEYOND AWFUL!
Comment: I have just driven from Chicago to Atlanta, listening to Red Rabbit on CD. Despite the fact that it was instantly clear that this was a simply dreadful book...In an insane fit of sadism I finished the whole thing. I had read the first five Clancy novels when they were published, and in a fit of nostalgia I purchased this CD for my trip. My brother wanted to throw the disks out the window, but I kept them. I think I will give them to him as a gag gift this Christmas! The thought of having read an UNabridged version makes me tremble. I see no need to elaborate and justify my comments, as there are 445 other reviews here, If you scroll through them you will find 9/10 reviews hostile. It is time to put Clancy back in the Crypt...
Rating: 2
Summary: Not Clancy's best effort
Comment: The book was not the worst I've read, but as a fan of Tom Clancy, I was vastly disappointed. What dissapointed me the most was the way he ended the book. It seems as if Clancy was 3/4 of the way into the story when his publisher suddenly called and told him he had 24 hours to finish and submit. I've never read such a hurried up, disappointing ending in any book, let alone a Tom Clancy book.
I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are a die-hard Tom Clancy fan, as I *was*, and just have to read every one of his books.
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Title: Prey: A Novel by Michael Crichton ISBN: 0066214122 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 25 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The King of Torts by John Grisham ISBN: 0385508042 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum ISBN: 0312253486 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Fire Ice: A Novel from the NUMA Files by Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos ISBN: 0399148728 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 03 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Four Blind Mice by James Patterson ISBN: 0316693006 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 18 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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