>I would never criticize someone for making a lot of
money (unless they
>break the law). Every author, good or bad, wants to
sell as much as
>possible. My problem is that I find Clancy simplistic
in the extreme.
>The intellectual level of his fiction is pathetically
low (similar to
>"the news", enough said). These days, the technical
stuff can always be
>vetted by an expert or simply farmed out (I don't know
how Clancy
>works). Those bloated books may as well be churned out
by a robot.
>Appropriately, they sell like hot cakes at
supermarkets.
Considering that Clancy was debriefed by the CIA for his
knowledge ... and
his non-fictional works ... he ain't farming nothing out.
Actually, they
sell like hot cakes everywhere ... big book stores,
independents,
warehouses, mail order, etc. As far as being simplistic ...
I'd hate to
have to read anything you found complex and I'm in the biz
which Clancy
writes about.
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