The Hunt for Red October

My favorite of the Tom Clancy books and one of my favorite books of all time, The Hunt for Red October is a thrilling novel that show the the thought that Clancy put into all of his books. The story of a Soviet Submarine Commander (Ramius) defecting without the knowledge of the majority of his crew is an amazing tale that allows the reader to follow the problems that he encounters from the sides of the Soviets, Americans, British, and the Red October itself. In regards to the comparison to the movie, of course the screenplay will be condensed and for people who want more action than thought (this is not a criticism) the movie will be the better choice as the action will be more predominant. For the thinkers, the novel reveals the plot much more slowly and is FAR more advanced to allow the reader to come up with his or her own theories about what will happen. Lets face it. Spoiler alert. We all know Ramius is going to make it, but we don't know how, and the novel reveils this in a much more mentally stimulating way.

Good exciting book with great plot. I loved it. Every Tom Clancy book I read I love. This one's full of unexpected twists and turns. It is mostly about naval activities. It gives great details and very exciting actions. It is a hard reading level but you just got to understand what;s going on. T.C. always writes fasanating books with great details. The book starts out with the Russians (in the Red October) wanting to do one thing but end up doing a whole other thing.

An exciting political and naval thriller, that takes the reader into the depths of the Atlantic and the Cold War. Clancy's strength is his masterful description about technical subjects and situations, and it's clearly shown here: although characters are slightly one-dimensional, the whole environment feels realistic and well-thought. A must-read if you're interested in strategy, cold war history, or naval thrillers!