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Title: Good, not great, but still to Clancy's high standards
Review: Not as technical or as in depth as his previous novels, this book still kept me entranced and I couldn't put it down. The action is fast-paced (mostly), but as is usual for a Clancy book, it takes a while to get going. However, the first pages that other reviewers found could be tossed really build up the story. Not everything can be canned into quick and short bites. Sometimes things take a while to develop. In this case, one seemingly small event keeps snowballing into bigger and more serious problems and I feel Clancy does this well.Jack Ryan is the President (or Prime Minister) that every country should have - a real person, and not a politician who has never worked a real day in his life. Bravo to Clancy for creating a leader that real people can identify with.Keep 'em coming Tom! Eventually, Jack is going to have to retire - who's the next big character?
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