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Title: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: Volznut on October 02, 2013, 05:06:55 EDT Sad to hear of his death today. I have read almost all of his books
Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 02, 2013, 05:15:22 EDT That sucks. I don't read much, but he's one of the few authors I enjoyed. Without Remorse and Debt of Honor were my favorites.
Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: CornFromAJar on October 02, 2013, 11:10:26 EDT The Hunt for Red October was the first of Tom Clancy's book I read and I can say that I almost never put it down until I finished it. That's the book that got me hooked on his writing. I admire the fact he went from frustrated insurance salesman to best-selling author. RIP.
Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: murfvol on October 03, 2013, 12:02:53 EDT He put out some fantastic stuff, much of which was plausible. He did his homework.
Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: BanditVol on October 03, 2013, 12:39:29 EDT Pretty sad. He was only 66, which nowadays is pretty young.
Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: PirateVOL on October 03, 2013, 12:22:31 EDT The Hunt for Red October was the first of Tom Clancy's book I read and I can say that I almost never put it down until I finished it. That's the book that got me hooked on his writing. I admire the fact he went from frustrated insurance salesman to best-selling author. RIP. A coworker was raving about HFRO so I picked up a paperback one evening. Thought I'd read a chapter or 2 to get a feel for the book. A couple of hours later the wife asked if I was coming to bed?I loved Red Storm in a lot of ways, not the least of which is that having spent a year in Island I could follow the action there with a clear understanding of the difficult terrain that was being traversed. Though he got the shape and use of the "Frisbee's" wrong. I look over to my bookcase and the top shelf and a half are Clancy books, in order. Sorry to say I haven't read what is now his penultimate novel, Locked on yet. At >840 pages its a bit difficult to take on trips. Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: Volznut on October 03, 2013, 01:17:10 EDT A coworker was raving about HFRO so I picked up a paperback one evening. Thought I'd read a chapter or 2 to get a feel for the book. A couple of hours later the wife asked if I was coming to bed? I loved Red Storm in a lot of ways, not the least of which is that having spent a year in Island I could follow the action there with a clear understanding of the difficult terrain that was being traversed. Though he got the shape and use of the "Frisbee's" wrong. I look over to my bookcase and the top shelf and a half are Clancy books, in order. Sorry to say I haven't read what is now his penultimate novel, Locked on yet. At >840 pages its a bit difficult to take on trips. Great book, and a good movie (although they stopped the movie a lot sooner than the book). My favorite by him, by far, is Without Remorse. Title: Re: RIP Tom Clancy Post by: Black Diamond Vol on October 03, 2013, 06:51:02 EDT Great book, and a good movie (although they stopped the movie a lot sooner than the book). My favorite by him, by far, is Without Remorse. I wonder why WR hasn't been made into a movie yet? Of all his books, that seems like the one that would translate best to the big screen. |