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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Tom Clancy books were a familiar fixture in our household when I was growing up, and as I grew older and went looking for more ‘interesting’ things to read, Mr. Clancy was amongst the first ‘adult’ reads that I gravitated to. I read everything he had written up to that point, and then through the years I kept up with each new release. It has been many years since I last read the series as a whole, but over the past few months have found myself exploring them again.
My mother has been in and out of hospital over the past 6 months- and being an avid reader, I gave her a Kindle so she would have something to read while she was recuperating. Mum loves Tom Clancy, he’s among her favourite authors, so I suggested reading this series as a buddy read- but, on the days she isn’t well enough to read for herself, I read them to her. We love to discuss the details of the books after each read and even though we’ve both read the series before, it has been just as enjoyable this time around. It’s also been a great bonding experience for us, and we have really enjoyed revisiting Mr. Clancy’s work.
Jack Ryan is an analyst for the CIA and even though he isn’t the typical James Bond type action hero, he’s just as successful. Jack is more the outsmart/out think the enemy type of hero and the situations he finds himself in are quite compelling to read. I love all the different Jack Ryan stories- they all manage to keep me interested in what is going on and completely invested in the outcome. There is always intrigue, suspense, a little mystery, drama, interesting and fully realised characters, a complex and well-developed plot with clever twists- which all blend together to produce a memorable read.
I can always count on Mr. Clancy and Jack Ryan to take me on an adventure that never gets old, no matter the situations or how many times I’ve read these books.
My mother has been in and out of hospital over the past 6 months- and being an avid reader, I gave her a Kindle so she would have something to read while she was recuperating. Mum loves Tom Clancy, he’s among her favourite authors, so I suggested reading this series as a buddy read- but, on the days she isn’t well enough to read for herself, I read them to her. We love to discuss the details of the books after each read and even though we’ve both read the series before, it has been just as enjoyable this time around. It’s also been a great bonding experience for us, and we have really enjoyed revisiting Mr. Clancy’s work.
Jack Ryan is an analyst for the CIA and even though he isn’t the typical James Bond type action hero, he’s just as successful. Jack is more the outsmart/out think the enemy type of hero and the situations he finds himself in are quite compelling to read. I love all the different Jack Ryan stories- they all manage to keep me interested in what is going on and completely invested in the outcome. There is always intrigue, suspense, a little mystery, drama, interesting and fully realised characters, a complex and well-developed plot with clever twists- which all blend together to produce a memorable read.
I can always count on Mr. Clancy and Jack Ryan to take me on an adventure that never gets old, no matter the situations or how many times I’ve read these books.
A re-read. Found myself skimming over paragraphs a lot. I never before found Tom Clancy to be so tedious! Too much detail! I always really liked him and I don't think it's him. It's me, my reading tastes have changed. I prefer much faster paced books by now. Too much instructing and teaching. He is a good story teller and Jack Ryan is one of my all-time favourite fictional characters, but this book could have done with loosing some of that detail, to be more captivating and suspenseful.
Con esta historia Tom Clancy empezó a meterse en la dinámica de hacer historias que no se cerraran al final del libro. El libro acaba con un cliffhanger del tamaño del Capitolio de Washington, y es rápidamente continuado en otro tocho inmensísimo, Órdenes ejecutivas. En esta novela, los japoneses son los malos malísimos que intentan simultáneamente destruir la economía americana con un virus informático que mete movimientos random de compraventa en las bolsas, y aprovechar el desconcierto para tomar las Marianas (!) y destruir dos submarinos nucleares norteamericanos (!!). ¿Cómo puede un país que ha sido laminado por las bombas nucleares tener la audacia de hacerle otra vez lo mismo al mismo país que no dudó en convertirlos en un cementerio nuclear hace no tanto? Pues porque, llora Clancy, los tratados antinucleares con la URSS nos han dejado sin capacidad de hundir Japón en el océano que lo circunda, fíjate qué pobreticos somos.
Los japoneses son malos malísimos, unidimensionales, y están todo el día a remojo en sus baños públicos. Jack Ryan es ahora asesor de Seguridad del presidente pero hacia el final de la novela lo ascienden. Dos veces. Una de ellas inesperadamente.
El libro vale para lo que vale. No buscamos profundidad en los caracteres, buscamos que las luchas de poder sean creíbles, que los movimientos de tropas y equipos tengan sentido, y que la big picture se entretenida. Y creo que esta novela lo tiene, si excluimos el leve racismo que destila el amigo Clancy.
Los japoneses son malos malísimos, unidimensionales, y están todo el día a remojo en sus baños públicos. Jack Ryan es ahora asesor de Seguridad del presidente pero hacia el final de la novela lo ascienden. Dos veces. Una de ellas inesperadamente.
El libro vale para lo que vale. No buscamos profundidad en los caracteres, buscamos que las luchas de poder sean creíbles, que los movimientos de tropas y equipos tengan sentido, y que la big picture se entretenida. Y creo que esta novela lo tiene, si excluimos el leve racismo que destila el amigo Clancy.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is what I expect out of a Tom Clancy novel, a lot of technical military information and an intricately detailed story of a war between the USA and Japan with a nod to the military history between the two countries. A great final third, with an ending that would have been much more shocking at the time this book was written than it is now (unfortunately). This one took a while to get going though, with the details of the financial maneuverings of Japan on one side and the US and the rest of the world on the other seeming to go on just a little bit too long. The large cast of familiar characters was back and worked well into the story that ends on a huge cliffhanger for the "Ryanverse."
Longer review coming soon.
Highlights: info-dumpy (not as much as David Weber, in service to the plot), good knowledge on a variety of topics, made to be a movie, lack of female voice, good narrator on the audiobook, needed less ominous foreshadowing in the first 400 pages.
Highlights: info-dumpy (not as much as David Weber, in service to the plot), good knowledge on a variety of topics, made to be a movie, lack of female voice, good narrator on the audiobook, needed less ominous foreshadowing in the first 400 pages.
Continuing my read through the Jack Ryan series, I have to say that this might be the best one so far, or at least equal to how much I liked Hunt for Red October. Japan becoming a threat in the way it does in the book seems a slight reach, though it's explained logically, and it is truly shades of what's going on in North Korea today. Perhaps what I liked best about it is that the ending was a complete twist and nothing I saw coming while reading through the book, even down to the last few pages before getting there. It truly sets up an entirely different direction for where the series may go and I'm looking forward to jumping into the next one.