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Title: I think Tom Clancy's getting lazy in his success.
Review: Yuck. Double yuck. And a big yawn. Biggest problems were: (a) too long by at least 40%; (b) characters didn't keep you engaged, except perhaps for Popov; (c) Tom's political views were way too evident; (d) did I say it was too long? Found myself skimming the last half. Much of it seems to be meaningless filler - like he had a page count he was shooting for, and that's further reflected in how incredibly fast the ending was wrapped up; (e) good guys are perfect, bad guys are idiots, how's that for a recipe for boredom. Basically, just an overall bad book. Doubly tragic because he _can_ be a very good writer when he wants to be. Do yourself the favor - go reread Hunt for Red October before picking this one up.
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