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Summary: Clancy at his best!
Review: It is the height of the cold war. A soviet missile sub commander has, along with several other officers, decided to defect with the Soviet Union's latest nuclear submarine. Captain Marko Ramius has been planning this since the unfortunate death of his beloved wife. She was, in effect, left to die due to the mistakes made by a drunk doctor and poor medical system. He is so confident that he and his officers will succeed that he even sends a letter to the overall commander of the soviet navy telling them pretty much what he's going to do. So begins the best military/political action thriller novel this reader has ever read. Tom Clancy wove together so many events, plots and sub plots into this novel that it was destined to be a best seller. If you've not read "The Hunt for Red October," I highly suggest you get a copy as soon as you can get your hands on one. Thank you very much to Tom Clancy for this masterpiece.
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Summary: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Review: I read this book in 2 weeks, and I don't read much. I loved the book more than the movie. Tom Clancy did an exelent job with the character decriptions, but twords the middle, he does get a little wordy, but don't let that stop you from reading this book. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down again until you have read it at least twice. It's that good!!!
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Summary: I strongly advise you to read this book
Review: I liked this book a lot, partially because I like books about the military, and this book reads like a lot of books I have about naval warfare, especially ones that describe things like battles or campaigns. Although Tom Clancy sometimes overdoes it on the technobabble, and the book gets slow from time to time, there is really nothing that I dislike about it.
It is about a Russian captain who suddenly disappears along with his brand new missile sub, and the subsequent search by both the U.S. and Soviet navies to try to find it again.
I have not read any other Tom Clancy books (not yet, anyway), but if they are even half as good as this one, I understand why he is one of the most succesful authors.
I really think that if you like exciting and/or suspenseful books, or even if you just like books about the military, you should buy this book right now, instead of wasting your time reading this review!
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Summary: The best in the long series featuring Ryan.
Review: I loved this book. Its the best in the series. A great book.
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Summary: a great book
Review: This was the first Tom Clancy book I ever read, and I couldn't put it down! A gripping plot, and the technical details just add to the story.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This book is a Tom Clancy classic. If you like submarines, the Navy, and spies, this is an absoutlute must have.
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Summary: Very Good first effort
Review: Set in the early '80's Clancy's first novel tells the tale of a defecting Soviet submarine the Red October and of the race between the Soviets and Americans to find it first.
tHfRO introduces us to Jack Ryan, as well as other recurring characters of Clancy's world. For anyone with an interest in modern naval tactics and cold war politics, this is a must read. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A Much better novel than the movie!
Review: I picked up The Hunt for Red October after seeing the movie (many times) and I was very surprised at how different the two were. I should tell you right at the top that the movie is one of my all time favorite films, so I started off with the idea that I would like this book. The first thing that struck me was the differences in the character of Jack Ryan. In the movie he knew so much about Ramius that it seemed like they were brothers, but in the book it seemed much more realistic that Ryan knew little to nothing about Ramius. Also the amount of detail about the lives of the Russian crew was very interesting. I enjoyed reading about what the Russian childhood was like for Ramius. The thing that surprised me the most about this book was that it was fairly easy to read. I had always heard that it was very technical and a very slow read, but I found it just the opposite. While there were technical parts, most of the book was build up for the main turn over of The Red October. I also liked how Skip Taylor played a much bigger role in the story. All in all a good read, that I would recommend highly.
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Summary: Mr. Clancy Redeems Himself (to me at least)
Review: I've come back to review Tom Clancy's starting thriller/novel "The Hunt For Red October"... The story takes place during the Cold War and is about a new Russian submarine named the Red October.It is fully capable of performing a nuclear strike at a moments notice.Its Captain on the other hand wants to defect to the U.S. and hand over the sub.The problem is the Russians want to get her back using any means necessary.So the U.S. and Russia set out to find her or to sink her.In the end...well I won't spoil it for you.Now go out there and buy this now...
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Summary: Good for starter
Review: I think this a very good book for people who start to read Tom Clancys book. Because the book is not really long like his other book. Also the book is very fun to read. You can't stop reading once you start it. Highly recoment to a starter which start reading Tom clancys book.
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