It was a long and slow, not to mention boring, book about how the Japanese try to wipe America out by throwing it into political chaos. It was terrible. The worst Clancy book I have ever read. But then again, every author has a bad book. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: War Thriller Yes Armed Forces: - Navy Specific to - near future war Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 % War-time military intelligence mission? Yes Who's the terrorist enemy here? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast - Southeast - Hawaii Asia/Pacific Yes Asian country: - India - Japan Misc setting - fort/military installation Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - military technology Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |