[107233] in Cypherpunks
RE: Ruthless.com
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Holovacs)
Wed Jan 6 21:20:33 1999
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 20:18:59 -0500
To: Walter Burton <wburton@pipestream.com>,
"Lance J. Hoffman" <hoffman@SEAS.GWU.EDU>,
Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>,
cypherpunks <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>, cryptography@c2.net
From: Jay Holovacs <holovacs@idt.net>
In-Reply-To: <013D438ED22ED2119F630060082F763C10D4B5@kenny.pipestream.co
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Reply-To: Jay Holovacs <holovacs@idt.net>
At 05:14 PM 1/5/99 -0500, Walter Burton wrote:
>
>IMO, Tom Clancy's writing has always stunk. The man has no soul, voice,
>or ear for dialog. John LeCarre he ain't. He should be writing VCR
>manuals.
>
Actually, I just was told that Ruthless.com is part of the 'Power Plays'
series, a kind of Tom Clancy 'brand' product (T.C. light). These are light
simplistic thrillers, largely ghost written, mainly to capitalize on his
name and are not considered in the class as his 'real' novels. It is
unlikely that he will be considered an expert on the basis of these books.
Jay
