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Title: A let down from a talented writer
Review: I have been a TC fan since "Red October" (read when I was still in the Navy), and that's why I'm so bothered by this book. I won't argue the political leanings, but I was offended by some of the language in the book. The cracks TC had Ryan make about his secret service agent (when she's discovered to be pregnant) were fairly far out of bounds, but the most offensive of all was the final sentence in the book. It was just plain vulgar, and to no good point.And, as much as I hate to say it, I think it's time to retire Jack Ryan as a character - he's simply no longer interesting to me. He's become predictable and inflexible, and just not that much fun to read about.This is a shame, because the overall theme of the story had all kinds of great potential (and, admittedly, some was followed through on), but so little was done with it. What a pity.
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