Line of Control (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Book 8) by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jeff Rovin
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Book Reviews of Line of Control (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Book 8)
Book Review: Good, but Still Has a Few Kinks to Work Out
Summary: 4 Stars
Line of Control is wonderful military novel with many twists and turns that keep the reader guessing what will happen next. Rovin illustrated wonderfully the conflict that would arise between two enemies who were forced to work together for the greater good.However, I do feel that the author does digress from the story a little too often. He sites previous books in the series more then is necessary for the storyline and over-explains military terms.
But other then that I would suggest this novel to anyone who enjoys military or intellgence novels.
Book Review: A must-read for Op-Center's fans
Summary: 4 Stars
The solitary negative review below is correct in pointing out two errors, one of which is probably a typo. But that would be missing the point.This book, like the others in the series, is a stark reminder of the fragility of the global military stand-offs all over the world.
Its well-paced action is a real page-turner for me.
And Mike Rodgers fans will be happy to see Paul Hood sidelined by personal distractions: just skip those pages.
Book Review: Interesting stuff
Summary: 4 Stars
The Op-Center and Net Force series are not written to be great literature, though they are entertaining for pure action buffs. What makes them truly interesting, however, is the very clear insight and knowledge they offer about turbulent international affairs--very clear insight not found in most political thrillers. Definitely some goofy stuff--but generally very intriguing.Book Review: Very Good Read
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a very good book. Every page I read I couldn't wait to get to the next one. A very good gift for the Tom Clancy Op-Center lover in your family.Book Review: Nice Book! Worth it!
Summary: 3 Stars
This was the first book I read from the popular Op-Centre series created by Tom Clancy & Steve Pieczenik. I noticedone thing though, this book was not written by Tom Clancy, it was written by Jeff Rovin. However, that did not dampen my spirits as I ventured out to read this book. This was mainly because of its exciting theme revolving around India, Pakistan, & the U.S., their elder sibling!
The story revolves around the possibility of a nuclear war between India & Pakistan. The other angle involves an American covert operations team called Striker, & a devious double agent in Kashmir who could be the deciding factor between war & peace in that region. Sounds good!
Well whatever drawbacks others have found with this book, I must say I definately enjoyed the book & finished it incredibly
fast. So then, let me begin with the good points of this book. Firstly, the plot feels amazingly real & as an Indian I shudder to think if it were actually true! The narrative is fast paced & theres some good characterisation, the ones I liked were especially Bob Herbert of Op-centre & General Mike Rodgers of Striker. The political situation in Kashmir is depicted beautifully with all the facts crystal clear & depicting reality. To add to all this, theres some good action (although it takes a while to begin), nice high tech equipment stuff & good use of local characters like a Pakistani terrorist cell & some Indian operatives. All in all there seem to be no loopholes in the story & the climax is very good with nothing over the top of reality.
Sounds perfect? How about a few drawbacks then? Well, it feels really bugging when the scenes in the book keep changing too frequently, almost every 4-5 pages. The story switches too frequently from Washington, to Kargil to Srinagar which tends to break the continuity a little. Also, the op-centre Striker team has very little to do in the first 200 pages or so. However, the biggest drawback I found was the character of Ron Friday, the devious double agent in Kashmir. I really failed to understand his agenda throughout the book. Being such an important character in the story, his character should have been explained more clearly.
In the end what really matters is this book is really good. Its worth picking up. My advice is: Read this book with an open mind with no prejudices towards any of the countries, especially if you are an Indian, a Pakistani or an American.
Happy Reading!