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1) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. I have read a lot of Clancy books, among them several in the many that are actually written by other authors. This is my third Net Force book. That said, I have read worse books with Clancy´s name on them, but this book just wasn´t very interesting to me. Part of that is because I have lately started wondering why I even read these books, because they are all rather similar; the good guys always win and usually by killing the bad guys; the only good guys to get killed are minor characters while the more major characters might get injured; etc. The only major diferences is how the story is developed. This book actually increased my questioning as to why I read these books. This is mainly because this book seems to put across the message that the main purpose in life is to have sex. This book is absolutely packed to references about sex, mentioning people having sex, or such references as two people taking a shower together. That gets really tiring after a while. Other books in the series do mention such things a lot, but not as much as this book.
This book has most of the characters returning from previous books, but there are two that are noticably gone. There are only two quick references to Tyrone Howard, and they are about him being away on a school trip. These references remind you of the importand role he played in the last few books. Also, there is no reference to Tyrone´s boomerang-throwing friend (can´t remember her name).
As for the good parts? The noticable, worth-mentioning ones are few. This book does have a few surprising twists in the story, such as the rogue government agents, which help keep it from becoming too plain. Also, this book does not have very much bad language, which is surprising. It does have some bad language, but I have read books that were much worse in that respect.
Even so, 3 stars is the most I can give this book. It is just not very interesting, and there are other books that I can read and enjoy much more than any of Clancy´s. I cannot truthfully recommend this book, although if you are reading through the series, this would be a necessary inclusion.¤ 2) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. This book was my least favorite book in the net force series (yes i have read all of them up to springboard)because it has too much useless day to day stuff that is boring. Toni keeps complaining about how shes fat and is on and off with the scrimshaw stuff.
Most net force books take me 2 weeks to read...but this one took me a month!Also, what does net force have to do with controlling drugs?
The other novels that came after this were pretty much a chore to read, especially state of war. They always just start out with a death (or many),and go through the introduction. Then they just go for days or even weeks without any leads at all. Then a personal event happens, and they get a lead. This is where most of the books start to pick up their pace. This is when its hard to put the book down. But thats changing with every new novel. However when springboard came out in January, it renewed my interest in Net Force.¤ 3) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. There is an illegal drug being sold on the Net that makes you Superman. The FDA calls on Net Force and the NSA to stop the seller.
I liked the action and the descriptions Clancy uses to describe what´s going on. Every thing is described with great detail.
I would recommend this book to adults that like violence, action and details about guns.
¤ 4) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. Once again Tom Clancy has outdone himself. This book was the greatest book I´ve read in my whole life. Tom Clancy´s Net Force starts to track a major drug dealer that has created a new drug called, Thor´s Hammer. The inventor of this new drug is, Bobby Drayne. Drayne´s father is retired from the FBI. This drug is like a steroid, except a lot more potent, it increases all of your senses and makes you really strong. If you want to feel like "Superman" for a few hours, it will cost you $40,000. But due to the fact that it is like a steroid, you´d better have a lot of time on your hands to recover from the drug. The Net Force starts going after Drayne, and then there is "The Point of Impact."
If you like novels that have a lot of action and adventure, this book is for you. It is intriguing and will hold your attention during the whole book. When you think it is about to get boring, more action and adventure comes along. This is a great book! You should buy it!
¤ 5) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. I was fully prepared to dislike this book. To begin with, it was a gift, not something I would have chosen. I´m not a big Tom Clancy fan. I don´t have anything against him, I just haven´t read any of his books. The thing is, I still haven´t read any of Clancy´s books. Although POINT OF IMPACT has Clancy´s name all over it, it was actually written by Steve Perry, someone I had never heard of. Then there was the prologue, which contains some very hokey and contrived dialogue. By the time I got through the first few pages my eyes were rolling. Given the larger-than-life action and comic book characterization typical of this type of book, combined with what I had seen so far, I figured I was in for a real stinker. But, to my surprise, POINT OF IMPACT turned out to be pretty good. Not a literary masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but entertaining and quite readable. The prologue was just a setup. To be sure, you still get the over-the-top plot, but that goes with the genre. Beyond that, there actually was some character development. Not so much for the Net Force "good guys" (I assume they´re already familiar from previous books in the series) as for the "bad guy" drug maker and his sidekick. These two become somewhat familiar and interesting as the story progresses. I enjoyed POINT OF IMPACT and I hadn´t expected to. It wasn´t clever or memorable in any particular way. There isn´t any real depth. Still, it didn´t bore me and the writing was competent. For a light read, you could do a lot worse. Fans of this genre won´t be disappointed.¤ 6) Paperback Book Point of Impact: Net Force 05 (Net Force) by Berkley. A New World Order.
A New Global Threat.
Beyond the Point of No Return.
#5 in series.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 2-Dec-2008, 04251792309780425179239, 960-0X0-320-300-730-320-640-8 
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