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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “'Red Rabbit', a book about a defecting KGB agent during the Cold War, was a fantastic book. There was not one single word that I didn't read with great enthusiasm. This book increased by love for Tom Clancy by quite a lot. The amazing manner in which Clancy wrote the book creates great mental...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This is when I gave up on Clancy. He's a sheltered idiot who once said that 90% of novel writing is filler. Oh really? Other authors don't follow that ratio, which is why other novels are good. I will never read another Clancy book again. This is what happens when Ronald Reagan discovers an...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is when I gave up on Clancy. He's a sheltered idiot who once said that 90% of novel writing is filler. Oh really? Other authors don't follow that ratio, which is why other novels are good. I will never read another Clancy book again. This is what happens when Ronald Reagan discovers an author. I think Clancy read too many John le Carre novels, didn't understand the underlying action and conflict and assumed ALL books must be boring. I really tried to like Clancy because I dig good spy stories, but I don't hate myself enough to keep reading crap like this. You won't see many one star reviews in my shelf because I usually stop reading books this bad, but I slaved through this one to see if it got ANY better. It didn't. It only got worse.”
Grant G wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent characters and setting. Plot unbelivable but exciting.”
Les G wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not as technical as most Clancys. The story is engaging, and the characters are relatable.”
Sheri H wrote this review Sunday, June 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of his last good books, before he started having people ghost write for him.”
David P wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great book”
Kyle D wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think that Tom Clancy should have let Jack Ryan cook the rabbit...he should have burned the book. It is probably the most work I've had reading than a textbook in an unliked subject. It is an extremely slow lead with too many plots with characters involved that you lose track of the main one..this book is like baby back ribs, a little sinew and bone...no meat to sink your teeth into.
Penny J wrote this review Tuesday, January 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I'm selling this book to the first buyer.”1 of 1 members found this review helpful“'Red Rabbit', a book about a defecting KGB agent during the Cold War, was a fantastic book. There was not one single word that I didn't read with great enthusiasm. This book increased by love for Tom Clancy by quite a lot. The amazing manner in which Clancy wrote the book creates great mental images, and it made me feel like I was really there. I strongly recommend.”
Blake C wrote this review Wednesday, October 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Red Rabbit is a story set during the Cold War, and is dealing with what happens when a group of people take it on themselves to act as Gods.
Markus P wrote this review Tuesday, October 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
At the same time as star CIA analyst, and former marine corps, Jack Ryan gets relocated with his family to London, the KGB intercepts a message which greatly frightens the Russian leaders in Moscow. In it the Polish pope threatens to resign his papacy and return to his country of birth if the Moscow government don't give the Polish people more freedom. This frightens the Russian leaders so much that they sanction a KGB hit to kill the pope.
But one of the communications staff in the KGB HQ who is responsible for handling the messages between the Politburo and the Bulgarians, whom they have contracted to do the kill, is getting cold feet and is beginning to wonder if it's morally right for the Politburo to go against all protocols and kill a man, especially a man of God. With the help of American CIA agents disguised as US embassy personnel he and his family is speedily and covertly brought out of Russia and into UK. There he reveals the horrific truth about the Russian plan to kill the Pope during his regular Wednesday car ride around S:t Peters Church. Along with a handfull of British agents, Jack Ryan is sent down to Rome, and they luckily manage to seek out and apprehend the Bulgarian hitman before he has time to fully execute his plan. ”
“Clancy always gives us lots of suspense.”
Charleen W wrote this review Monday, July 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
