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Title: Paid by the word?
Review: With "The Hunt for Red October" I became a Tom Clancy fan. I agreed with all of the glowing reviews. And the next several books (and movies) also entertained me.However, after 50 pages of "The Bear and The Tiger" I concluded that Mr. Clancy must be getting paid by the word. After 183 pages I realized that he is trying to gain favor with the Catholic Church. His constant moralizing and preaching so clouds and distracts from the story line that one has trouble keeping one's place. He has Jack Ryan, who should personify competance, whining, and being bitter.If the book were edited to @250 to 300 pages it might be very enjoyable. Unfortunately it is 1028 pages of mostly preaching, moralizing, and patronizing text. Don't waste your time.
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