The Hunt for Red October

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Tom Clancy

Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski!The #1 New York Times bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Tom Clancy—a gripping military thriller that introduced the world to his unforgettable hero, Jack Ryan—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on—and there’s only one man who can find her... Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers—a game that could end in all-out war.

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Author

Tom Clancy

Pages

656

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

1992-04-01

ISBN

1101010363 9781101010365

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"I remember watching this movie as a young teen and always thought I would one day get around to reading it. 30 years later, I’m finally diving into this mega series. This was written in the late 80s when the technology scene was only getting started. Which requires sooo many more details into the scenes as these Sailers did everything manually and by gut instinct. I would recommend listening to the audiobook, because Scott Brick is amazing and makes you feel like you are on that submarine."

Jodie L

"The book and the movie are both good. Read the book first!"

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Bryan Larson

"I was a huge fan of this movie when it came out but had never read a Tom Clancy book. It seemed like a good time to do so. The adaptation from book to screen was expertly done....the book is so long and has a ton of characters, with the main characters from the movie disappearing in the book for long chunks of time. There are entire characters and sections of the book (including the final action scene) that weren't in the movie. I always enjoy those kind of adaptations because they provide two distinct and enjoyable experiences. It shocks me that Tom Clancy was not in the military and the amount of research he must have done is staggering. If the book occasionally bogs down in technical jargon, that also fuels the feeling of realism that the book has. I also like that our hero, Jack Ryan, isn't invulnerable or omniscient...no character in this book is. It's a good, exciting read and if it's perhaps a little jingoistic, I'm willing to let it slide as its not offensively so."