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"May 23rd, 2006.
I have begun reading the book The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy.
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Not so sure about it so far.
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Looks can be decieving.
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"June 6th, 2006.
Had stopped reading after the first day.
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Did not recommence until the 28th of May.
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Currently 37.8% complete at a rate of 14.81818181..... pages per day.
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Have become quite interested because of a very interesting scene.
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But reading rate is still slowing...
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"June 12th, 2006.
Had stopped reading again after the 6th.
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Did not recommence until the 10th.
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Currently 54,5% complete at a rate of approximately 16.79 pages per day.
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Am fiding it hard to keep interest because of overly explained details about the politics of the different secret services and their functions.
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There has also been very little action.
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"June 16th, 2006.
Did not read on the 13th.
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Then decided to buckle down and get'er done.
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Have finished the book.
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Book became suddenly very interesting with an excellent scene.
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Action continued after, but in a manner that was slightly repetitive.
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Abrupt ending with loose ends.
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Average read time of approximately 25.35 pages per day.
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Took a total of 17 days to complete the 431 paged book.
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Next book to read: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S.Lewis .
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Alright, so I didn't enjoy the book that much. But that does NOT mean that it was a bad book. Heck no. Its just not my style of book, thats all. I don't really like the large explenations of, not how the organisations work (thats in there too though), but of the politics of those secret organisations. Most of the book was the recruitment (same old over and over), the slow accumulation of information that won't make the reader say "Oh! It all makes sense now!" because there's nothing we ourselves can connect, and the slow not so interesting progress of the terrorists.
The action scenes though, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kissyou.gif" alt="" /> beautifully done. Excellent. Action-packed, detailed, adrenaline-pumping, and all those other words to describe a job well done. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> The problem is, there are only two such scenes, one of which is quite short. The rest of the action is very covert and not so intense, and also without much resistance.
And I personnally didn't like the writing style and thought he made some logic mistakes, but THAT I blame on myself for I think I became over-critical once I began to lose interest.
From all the acclaim Tom Clancy has recieved, I think I'll read another of his books, give his style another chance for my heart. Again, I reapeat, its NOT bad. I just didn't enjoy it, and so, as a result, I became a bit over-critical.
I'm not saying don't read this book; I'm saying give it a chance, and maybe you'll like the style, and maybe you won't.
Only one way to find out...
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