by Tom Clancy, David Dukes
While the book was a little long and could have done with some sharper editing, the storyline was still powerful with strong character development. Great pace and depth. Overall one of his better books for sure.
Clever, intricate, rich in world-detail, but... why is this guy a novelist? This is clearly a videogame or a series of 24 (at least it became one of these). As a book it mostly sucks. Every single time I read prose which just details a series of actions I think 'This person's using the wrong medium ...
Absolutely horrible dialogue writing. Reflective of a stunningly adolescent obsession with types of weapons and the strategy of shooting things as if they were no more than pixels in a video game. The relationships between characters are too idyllic and are simple archetypes that seem like they re...