Every time we switched POV to the Russians, I’d die a little on the inside. Not only did the Russians feel fake but they were also extremely boring. The difference between characterization makes Clancy seem like a rank amateur. I’m no expert on Russian culture or characters or whatever but I have played Metro2033 which was written and created by an authentic Russian team.
It felt corny and made it feel like an American tourist was writing dialogue. From reading the dialogue it felt like Clancy only picked up a few Russian words and then decided to inject them at random. Maybe it’s just me but the Russian characters didn’t feel authentic Russian to me. Let me read this! *Opens the book* NO! GOD NO! It’s still BORING! How do you screw this up so badly?įor starters, the characters felt stereotypical and uninteresting. Unfortunately members of the KGB have caught onto his scent. The United States has a high level spy embedded within the Russian government, codename CARDINAL. Both Russia and the United States are trying to create an SDI which would make their countries immune to nuclear attacks. For those of you who failed ninth grade history in the United States, it was a program designed to shoot down nuclear missiles. What is the plot? Well the plot revolves around the (now scuttled) Star Wars Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) defense program. (Also for some reason I have an impossibly hard time remembering the title of this book. Without further ado, let’s find out exactly what went wrong in Tom Clancy’s The Cardinal of the Kremlin. Instead we’re treated to uninteresting characters, a lackluster plot, and prose so dry and vacant that it felt like I was stranded in a desert. Sounded promising, sounded like it would be exciting, but no. Most of the reviewers said that this was a great and enjoyable book and that you finally get a peek into what it’s like to partake in CIA activities. I asked myself, “How the hell did this author become world famous with a book like this?” As I read past the first couple of chapters that talked about absolutely nothing. It’s so boring that boring wouldn’t be enough to describe what an utter snooze-fest this novel is. The Cardinal of the Kremlin managed to turn what was supposed to be an exciting espionage thriller into a boring, dull, way too verbose, sleep inducing novel. Obviously I would be in for a treat that would blow my mind, right? Right? He was one of the most famous military novel authors of all-time and naturally when I wanted to dip my toes into a military novel, Tom Clancy’s name was the first on my list.
Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, and many more. Tom Clancy, is the man whose name is on the cover of some of the most popular video games and movies of the military genre.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an exciting concept presented in the most boring way possible.
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