Clear and Present Danger is a cool story (Ding Chavez Mother fuckers) but that doesn't mean it is particularly well written or possessing any literary merit.
Sorry I read this and had to respond.
Not well written? No literary merit? Who are you to decide what has literary merit and what doesn't? Have you actually read a Clancy book? Maybe you have. But, his particular realm of writing tends to reside within the genre aply known as the technothriller. Tom Clancy has a vast knowledge of the US military and the US intelligence agencies, that's where his key to success lies. That and he also weaves together a fancible storyline (I'll give you that one) with characters who are rather believable and their circumstances are based in reality.
Also take a college level english course and then come back and tell me that Michael Crichton is anything more than the EA of the book world.
Aside from graduating college with a minor in English, a person shouldn't need to take a college level class to tell themselves what they like to read. Granted, you tend to be more exposed to the "classics" in those classes, but like I've said before, what a person likes to read isn't necessarily trash on your account.
This comment was edited on Feb 7, 16:17.