Dead or Alive (Abridged) Audiobook

" Like most of Tom Clancy's work today, mediocre and pandering. All about killing devout Muslims who like strapping on suicide vests and pretty much 900+ pages of drivel. Fantastic read if you're on a desert island and that's the only book you can find. More worthless dialogue in the novel than Jay Leno's show. "

" a tad better but still needs some editing. also sets up sequel big time "

" A lot of good action and yet when it all came together at the end I was kinda disappointed. "

" What a disappointment! Tom Clancy is no longer writing under his own name. As a previous fan, I feel insulted that he allows his name to be used on a book that he clearly didn't write. Yes, it continues the story of familiar characters from Clancy's previous novels, but it is clearly not written in his style. "

" LONG...too long. I think he could have wrapped it up in much less than the 800/900 or so pages it took. However, very interesting and ironic to be reading this while the Osama bin Laden stuff was going down. "

" This novel was okay but was not nearly as good a some of the previous Jack Ryan books. Mostly, I enjoyed catching up with the characters (and their families) from Clancy's earlier books. I'll keep reading Jack Ryan novels as long as he keeps writing them. "

" It's nice to see Clancy return to the Ryan family and friends. However, it takes the author half the book to set things up, and his tendency to add large amounts of technical details sometimes had me skimming. But the second half of the book is a page turner and I cared very much about the characters and their fates. "

" You have to stay on your toes and concentrate (plus be interested in all that military jargon!) to get through a Clancy novel. It's almost like he can predict political and military events! "

" Audio - took 5 weeks to complete this. Not very imaginative. "

" Pretty good book. Looks liek a re-boot of teh Jack Ryan series. "

" I love his books. I wish Jack Ryan would jump off the page for me. "

" a good read, new cast and some old faces. still very realistic, though the preference for handguns for distance shooting seem a bit odd "

" The political side is a little too "know it all" and painting those liberals with a broad brush. All the heroes are really heroic. Obviously not great writing until he gets into action parts, and then it's worth it. "

" Can't wait for another installation from The Campus. "

" Ok, Jack Junior is good, but he's not the old man. But you can't pass it up if you're a Jack Ryan fan. I'm not sure why, as a liberal, I like him as president. Maybe because he's an honest man. No BS here. "

" First rate Tom has done it again . very spooky and bang up to date "

" It was one of his worse books. There was too much detail about minor characters and places. It came down to pure chance that they actually prevented the attach. "

" While its not one of his best, it's been a long time since i've seen Jack Ryan gracing the pages, so it was nice to read, I found the plot a bit far-fetched and some of the tangents to be pointless as they didn't go anywhere but overall it was a fun read. "

" Clancy has always been one of my favorites, so I absolutely enjoyed it! I love how the series has been extended to now include Jack Ryan, Jr. "

" Had to get this to read too. Have it on audio from audible, but like to read it in addition to listening. Enjoyed the book, liked that there was set up for more books in the series. "

" I listened to this on tape. It was good, connects well with current political events.. kinda wish his reality actually was... except for how much more horrible the events were "

" a far-far right-leaning POV, with a blithe acceptance of murder and torture to justify any end .... "

" I had to read this for nostalgia's sake, since I loved the Jack Ryan books in middle/high school. It was ok, not great. Typical good guys v. bad guys type stuff--although updated to be against Islamic terrorists, rather than the Soviet baddies of Jack Ryan Sr's era. "

" 900+ pages? This book needs it's own stand. I'm past page 700, and really enjoying it so far. Nice compilation of new characters and old favorites. Jack Ryan Jr? Love it. Further updates as I progress. "

" A great Clancy commentary on the leaders of our day if you ask me... "

" Clancy is back on his game. Next! "

" Tom Clancy was the author that got me into reading fiction in the first place. By far, my favorite spy author of all time. I used to steal Clancy books from my dad, and start reading them before he was done. Really great book. My dad would have enjoyed it too. "

" I said after Teeth of the Tiger that I'd wait to hear how the next Clancy was before reading another. This one was okay, but it wasn't much more than that. Clancy hasn't really sold me on the next generation of his characters yet, but the book did move. "

" Disappointing but it wasn't really written by Clancy anyhow was it? "

" Nice read after long absence. Not as good as his earlier works. Not sure Junior can fill Jack, Sr.'s shoes. "

" this was the first tom clancy book i have read. i enjoyed it, but it was long.i finished this the week before osama bin laden was killed. kinda eeiry. "

" An enjoyable book with a good storyline, but not on par with his earlier works. I'd rate those as 5 stars. "

" My dear husband read this and said it was the best one yet! Since I haven't read it, I gave it a 4 for margin of error. :) "

" Unfortunately I went into this book thinking that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as older Clancy books and I was correct. It seemed too busy, since it was trying to incorporate everyone into the book. Maybe because it has been so long since the last one, I lost interest, butt Issas just so-so for me. "

" For a 900+ page book this was a quick read. Whereas T.C. wrote "The Hunt For Red Oct.", this could be called the hunt for Bin Laden. I won't give the ending away, but you will enjoy the plot and its conclusion. If you don't you can always use the book as a booster chair. "

" I didn't read "Teeth of the Tiger", so I first met the young Jack Ryan here. I missed Jack Sr, wish he could have been more prominent. The book was good, it had all of the Clancy elements. Given the news that's come out tonight, there's no small irony. "

" Ugh. Too long with too many story lines to make the end worth it. Wait for the movie. "

" Not that memorable. I find myself thinking back about the book and can't remember much about it. "

" an entertaining and fun read. I love how Clancy has so many situations close to current events. I also love how the good guys win, usually. It has been a while since I have read a Clancy novel and it took me a bit to remember who was who from older novels. "

" If you are a Tom Cllancy fan, then you'll like this book. Seemed to be pure Tom Clancy to me. "

" Too: complicated, many story lines, many characters, many difficult names, hard to believe. looooooong.okay, but far from his best work "