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The Bear and the Dragon
- By: Tom Clancy
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 42 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 131
President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis unlike any he has ever known. A high-level assassination attempt in Russia has the newly elected Ryan sending his most trusted eyes and ears - including antiterrorism specialist John Clark - to Moscow, for he fears the worst is yet to come. And he’s right. The attempt has left the already unstable Russia vulnerable to ambitious forces in China eager to fulfill their destiny. If they succeed, the world as we know it will never look the same. If they fail, the consequences may be unspeakable.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has not aged gracefully.
- By Jason Geddes on 23-09-2019
- The Bear and the Dragon
- By: Tom Clancy
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Has not aged gracefully.
Reviewed: 23-09-2019
I remember the powerful effect that Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games had on me many years ago. I struggled to wade through six chapters. It may have been the prose or it may have been the horrible narration, I am not sure.
All I know is that the characters are hard to warm to, and more obviously, the technology is so outdated that the overly descriptive chapters describing the technology become monotone and dull. I loved Tom Clancy, but this was a miss.