A page turner, but a bit long.
933318
I love Clancy's writing, with an abundance of technical details and swift,  brutal justice for the bad guys. It seems that Clancy foresees actual world  events as he is writing each book. Rainbow is an anti-terrorist task force  and the week the book came out, there were two terrorist bombings in  Africa. Too bad we didn't have a real "Rainbow" to go after the  terrorist leaders as Clancy would have them do.
The plot of Rainbow Six  is a good one, with the task of saving the world (literally) upon John  Clark's shoulders. A 20% edit in length would have made for a four star  review. Some of the chapters were as routine and boring as the routine and  boring training Ding remarks about.
3643392
There's a lot I liked about this book, and a lot I found tedious.  There's plenty of action and twists & turns that kept my interest.  Some of the plot is plausible (such as intense rivalry between company presidents) but many plot details are not (there are so many "incidents" it's a wonder the characters could function at all!).  The book is long, and although there were exciting parts, the book could have wrapped up sooner.  On the Kindle forum, there was some "controversy" about a particular sex scene and whether the book should have been tagged pornography.  I didn't find this scene to be either erotic or repulsive; in fact, one of the characters called it "laughable" and I found that to be an accurate description.  There were also some editing errors and I can usually overlook them.  I do, however, get irritated when a wrong character's name is used, and I did find that one time in this book.

But, for all its shortcomings, I still give this book a four star rating because the pace was exciting, it kept my interest, and I simply enjoyed it.
128314
Overall I had to keep reading, couldn' put it down, and yet I felt a little dissatisfied at the end that I learned so much about certain story lines throughout the beginning and middle of the book and in the end those plots had no bearing on the mystery for the most part.  It was a good read, but a tad too long for the way the plot ended up.  Could've gotten there a bit quicker for my taste, but thankfully we all have different tastes.  I do recommend it overall because it did keep me reading it.
4815448
The novel itself is a good read. The plot is good and the story is well developed. I enjoyed the story. My only problem was the length of this novel. It could have been cut down drastically. There were times when there was just too much character or moment development. Too much information given. Too wordy. I skipped many pages at a time and didn't find myself losing any information!
1102367
A bit overlong in the beginning. An excessively detailed story of survival for most of 300 pages, but fascinating down the end. Worth the time and effort to read, though barely.
1111825
Well crafted writing.  A bit lengthy, but generally keeps you involved and interested.
3706451
Too many characters at times, but a really good read.
2607257
I rather enjoyed this story. It is well written and edited. I did get a little bit annoyed at the length of time covered in the book with random paragraphs about it having been several months. Also, the length of time it apparently took the characters to come to the realization they were meant to be together was rather long, but a good plot and interesting characters made up for it quickly.
3373540
I found this to be a well written, engrossing, page turner.  I would say the amount of criminal activity and mayhem by the defendant to avoid a judgment seemed rather over the top.  I won't spoil the end, but would say I was rather disappointed in a couple of the details.  That said, it was a good read and I expect to order the next book in the series.
1501500
I loved this book until the last 30 pages.  It was gripping right from the start, moved along at a fast pace with lots of action and an intriguing story line.  However, it became too, much to comprehend during the final chapters.  There is a sequel to this book and perhaps it will tie everything in together and make it somewhat more plausible.
540478
It was a good storyline, but sometimes it seemed to go on a bit long.  However, as it got closer to the end, I had to keep reading it.
3579966
Good character development, an interesting storyline, and some unexpected twists as we go through the book.  But I found myself skimming over a number of chapters.
4504024
The book had an interesting premise and was a good read. It was a page turner for most of the story; however toward the end it was too long drawn out and anticlimactic.
2933114
A little too much narrative, but still a good read.
803121
I enjoyed it up to a point. It does have that fast-paced page turner quality. However, its
twist in the final quarter is a bit hard to take.
175048
I am reviewing this for a book club and will recommend it. Perhaps it was a bit longer than it needed to be to tell the story.
2689392
It was good..but a bit long and sometimes it took several days

to read a chapter.