ity of Tom Clancy's work among the public audiences. After being out for only one week, Rainbow Six had already earned 10% more than John Grisham's newest novel, The Street Lawyer(Maryles 1). In 1996, Clancy sold 91,000 copies of Executive Orders in its first week, and in 1998, he sold 81,000 copies of Rainbow Six in its first week. Not to mention the outstanding success of Clancy's movies, it is as though the critics never existed. I personally have two opinions about Clancy's books. One opinion I had formed when I read a few of his books years ago, and the second opinion would be from writing this paper and reading two more of his books this year for the paper. My first opinion of Clancy's work was a very positive one. I found his stories to be very interesting and enjoyed his use of strong imagery when describing the military hardware used in the action sequences. I also found that I had a strong interest in foreign affairs and military strategy. It interested me to see through the eyes of those who called the shots in times of war, how they dealt with the life of the country, and at the same time, the life of their own. I enjoyed reading about the common soldier in times of war and what he thought and felt about what was going on. Another interesting thing about Clancy's books to me was hi use of the CIA and other intelligence agencies of the world. I found it very interesting to read about the classified information and how they managed to "save the world" behind the backs of the "common man". After completing the research behind this paper though, my opinion of Clancy's work changed. By reading the negative reviews, I found myself unable to take my focus off of that which was talked about in a negative light and concentrate on that which I had enjoyed. I find that I agree now with the critics. In my opinion, Clancy's work is just a story filled with countless paragraphs describing dull military equipment and chara...
