The Bear and the Dragon (Jack Ryan)
by Tom Clancy

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• ISBN13: 9780425180969
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Book Reviews of The Bear and the Dragon (Jack Ryan)

Book Review: "Back to Basics For Clancy . . . and it Worked!"
Summary: 4 Stars

Excellent work on the characters, who are almost old friends to hard-core Clancy readers by now. Loved the portrayal of Jack Ryan in the presidency. For the most powerful man in the world, he seems to have little independence. Ryan is a slave to public perception, scheduling, security. Many of the things he deals with on a day-to-day basis bore him. Ryan is the ultimate hands-on guy working a job that lets him be anything but. He really hates this job, but is too dedicated to duty to up and quit.

As far as plot goes, Clancy keeps your interest throughout. After an unfortunate incident in China with a couple religious folks, it's hard to put this book down. Good presentation of the Chinese leadership. These men had a very narrow view of the world and how things are supposed to work. That just exacerbates the brewing international crisis. Clancy caps it off with a very exciting ending. One thing I would have liked to have seen more of is stuff going wrong at critical points of the conflict, which has been a Clancy trademark since "The Hunt For Red October."

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