As for Clancy, he is overrated as a writer. The dialogue in his books is clearly second rate and the dopey romantic scenes he tries to interject in the books are downright embarrassing. He seems really out of touch with reality as well. For example, he's got Jack Ryan working 100+ hours a week at CIA while his wife is a full-time eye surgeon at John Hopkins Hospital who appears to put in at least 60 hours. Yet they still apparently have time to raise kids together AND have a great marriage. C'mon, get real!
But he does tell a great story and the books are technically accurate, therin lies the appeal of his books to me. I'm currently halfway through Without Remorse" and so far it is the best of the series I have read. Debt of Honor is on deck.
In his recent long interview on CSpan, Clancy mentioned this as his "most fun" book since his protagonist could be bad mean and conscienceless, the opposite of his usual hero.
Kinda tell us where you are doesn't it.
probly a heartless mean exploiting homophobe racist imperialist ba*****!