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silas_rnold 's review for:
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy
We sink ships and try to pretend that they’re just ships—things without people in them. It’s dishonest, but we do it anyway.” - Tom Clancy, Red Storm Rising
In Clancy's sophomore effort, he continues to shine in strategic thinking and the ideologies held by different superpowers. Imagining a scenario where the USSR has pushed away from relying on trade with NATO countries and becomes aggressive takes specific circumstances. The detail Clancy gives his readership is on par with Red October, while its scope is much larger, seeming to include the entire northern hemisphere.
Clancy informs readers that he worked closely with Larry Bond, who created the wargame which inspired The Hunt for Red October. Red Storm Rising is entirely unrelated to The Hunt for Red October, Clancy's debut novel, with the exception of Bond's wargames.
Part of what separates Clancy's war writing to me is that the villains are understandable and almost sympathetic, not ghosts without conscience. Similarly, the heroes aren't without flaws. I became most attached to Edwards, McCafferty, and O'Malley. "Buns" Nakamura was great to see, too, and feels like Clancy's nudging at the US military forces to be more inclusive of qualified candidates.
I am deeply enjoying reading through Clancy's novels. My only concern going forward is that they don't become too formulaic.
In Clancy's sophomore effort, he continues to shine in strategic thinking and the ideologies held by different superpowers. Imagining a scenario where the USSR has pushed away from relying on trade with NATO countries and becomes aggressive takes specific circumstances. The detail Clancy gives his readership is on par with Red October, while its scope is much larger, seeming to include the entire northern hemisphere.
Clancy informs readers that he worked closely with Larry Bond, who created the wargame which inspired The Hunt for Red October. Red Storm Rising is entirely unrelated to The Hunt for Red October, Clancy's debut novel, with the exception of Bond's wargames.
Part of what separates Clancy's war writing to me is that the villains are understandable and almost sympathetic, not ghosts without conscience. Similarly, the heroes aren't without flaws. I became most attached to Edwards, McCafferty, and O'Malley. "Buns" Nakamura was great to see, too, and feels like Clancy's nudging at the US military forces to be more inclusive of qualified candidates.
I am deeply enjoying reading through Clancy's novels. My only concern going forward is that they don't become too formulaic.