So, I have an impulse buying problem with books – especially when they’re second-hand or on sale. I was at the Antique Arms Show last weekend and what do I come away with? Two Tom Clancy books. I go to Value Village today and what do I come away with? Five more books – and three of them is more Tom Clancy.
I must have had a great first impression, because after reading just one of his books I now own five. *shrug*
So here are my latest acquisitions:
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy– Clancy’s first novel which skyrocketed him to fame. I own the movie which is SO EPIC, and if “the book is always better” I expect the epic-ness to increase exponentially.
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy – I haven’t seen the movie of this one, but I heard it deviated from the book way more than the other movies did. Contrary to popular opinion, Morgan Freeman does not automatically render everything awesome, I guess. Anyways, I’m sure the book is still awesome.
The Cardinal and the Kremlin by Tom Clancy – Yay! I have no idea what this is about!
Executive Orders by Tom Clancy – The quote on the spine from the L.A Times simply says “… A colossal read.” Gee, y’think? I couldn’t have guessed that just by looking at it. You know, it and its 1358 pages.
Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship by Tom Clancy and John Gresham – Okay, so I’m totally a geek for getting this, but for two dollars I figured “Why not?”
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – I wanted this ever since I saw Demolition Man in the summer and found out that a lot of the stuff in the movie was borrowed from this book… And Demolition Man was an excellent movie so I figured this book might be pretty cool too.
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee – So, it looked interesting, and plus something told me that I had heard of it before. Apparently it’s a really well-known play based on the Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Well then. Also, it was made into a movie starring Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly? What? I love Gene Kelly! How interesting…
I wish I could read these books as quickly as I buy them. I don’t know when I’ll get around to reading these cause I still have a handful of books I own that need reading too, but I’m excited for them anyways!
If you haven’t already, I would read “Debt of Honor” before you read “Executive Orders” as they are pretty much direct sequels to each other. “Executive Orders” starts right where “Debt of Honor” leaves off. Also, you should check out “Rainbow Six”. It’s not a Jack Ryan novel per se, but it deals with Clark and Chavez and their top-secret international team of extra Special Forces guys. It’s an awesome read.
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Oh, that’s right! I totally knew it was a sequel, too. I just figured it would be handy to buy now and save me the trouble later. How many Clancy novels have you read? And Rainbow Six having no Jack Ryan but lots of John Clark is fine by me, cause John Clark is SO awesome.
I’ve read pretty much all of his fiction novels except for “Red Storm Rising”, “Red Rabbit” and “The Teeth of the Tiger”. While I loved the movies made from “Hunt for Red October”, “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger” (“The Sum of All Fears” was awful, Ben Affleck does not make a good Jack Ryan), they pale in comparison to the books. I’ve not really delved into his non-fiction stuff though.
“Rainbow Six” is kind of like if you took all of the best action sequences from the Jack Ryan novels and put them into one book. For it’s size, it’s a pretty quick read because it doesn’t delve so deeply into the political aspects of things as much as Clancy’s other books do. Lots of guns, explosion and bad guys getting dead. As you would say, it’s pretty badass. ;o)
tom clancy is my favorite author…you sohuld read them in order as in to enhance the greatness of each book….now, if you get bored with technucal stuff and things like that then maybe youll get a bit let down by his books, but in the greater scheme of things they are a good read
Well, though I’ve seen all the movies except the most recent one, the only book I’ve read so far is Without Remorse, which, in the Clancy universe, must be very close to the “beginning.” The next one on my list is The Hunt for Red October, so I hope I’m going in a good order. Don’t know what to read after that, though… Also, the technical stuff is what makes Tom Clancy amazing! He’s so in-depth about EVERYTHING. It’s completely awesome.
Without Remorse isnt about Ryan but to Clark and is way back in the 70’s….and yeah the Technical part is awesome! thats what i love about his books