knightmaher's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sbenzell's review
2.0
Tom Clancy's novels decline pretty quickly in quality beyond The Hunt For Red October. The good guys become too invulnerable, the villains too mustache twirling, the thrills less thrilling.
This is the last good one. Rather than be confronted with a problem that can be solved through direct military action, the US must deal with asymmetric attacks on its economy, navy, and some allied islands. No essential US interest is at stake from the overt attacks, and the enemy claims to have a nuclear deterrent. This is the kind of situation you could see the US having to deal with from North Korea or Iran someday. How would you, the reader, deal with this crisis?
Of course, but did he really? Consider the ending of the novel . Perhaps, unintentionally, Clancy makes a case for pacifism after all.
This is the last good one. Rather than be confronted with a problem that can be solved through direct military action, the US must deal with asymmetric attacks on its economy, navy, and some allied islands. No essential US interest is at stake from the overt attacks, and the enemy claims to have a nuclear deterrent. This is the kind of situation you could see the US having to deal with from North Korea or Iran someday. How would you, the reader, deal with this crisis?
Of course
Spoiler
Jack Ryan saves the day, as we learn he inevitably mustSpoiler
in which, spookilly precongnizant of 9/11 a vengeful pilot - mournful over the deaths of his relatives at the hands of Jack Ryan's victorious military actions - guides his 747 into Congressdaniellew87's review against another edition
4.0
Like any Tom Clancy novel, it started off a bit slow, but I have to say it ended with a huge cliff hanger. I'm definitely going to want to get the next novel soon!
dburley37's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This book had a very strong ending. It is a very long book and it changes stories every few paragraphs. This makes it hard to follow at times.
the_tomster16's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
pharmdad2007's review
5.0
I think this is the first of the Jack Ryan novels that I am reading for the first time as an adult. And wow, what a crazy book! From the first page, Clancy shows that he knows how to propose theoretical scenarios that will make anyone shudder. And this one ends with quite the cliffhanger! Great book.