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Book Review By Jacob Hurt
The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy

With their economy in shambles, the Chinese government must look outside for economic help...And with the biggest gold and oil strike not far from their border, the government decides to kill two birds with one stone...and take the fields...And Back in Moscow, Golovko works to find the person who tried to kill him...and uncovers a much more sinister plot...A thrilling account of armed conflict...


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
War-time military intelligence mission? Yes
Search for technology?

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia - China
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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