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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
This was one high octane spy-techno-thriller featuring Jack Ryan, everyone's favorite low key analyst working with-in the CIA. Most of the time reading this/listening to it actually read by narrator Scott Brick, I was on pins and needles as it gets quite intense especially when the hunt is on. The basic story is a nuclear submarine is taken over by a crew of Soviets who plan on defecting to the US and bringing this new and highly advanced sub with them. It falls on Jack Ryan to determine what the commander of the Red October has planned as they aren't given a heads up. When the Russians determine that their prized sub has gone rogue, the hunt is on and the entire Soviet Navy is on a mission to seek and destroy lest in fall into enemy hands. Not all of the hands on the Red October are in on the scheme and things become tense when the plan is uncovered. Plenty of action and non stop intrigue incorporated into this work. Great work by narrator Scott Brink with all the different accents needed to bring this story to life. Recommending it highly is a given.
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
This is the first Jack Ryan book I read. I don't know why I started with #3. but I did.
I'm sure there is character development I missed out on, but this book worked as a stand alone book as well.
I was never very big into spy books ... or Russian sub books(?) So I liked this book about as much as I thought I would. Which was, good, but not a book I will ever read again.
Good enough that I would tell someone about it, but not good enough that I would call my friend and tell her to read it right now.
BUT if YOU like spies... and subs, then you'll like it.
I'm sure there is character development I missed out on, but this book worked as a stand alone book as well.
I was never very big into spy books ... or Russian sub books(?) So I liked this book about as much as I thought I would. Which was, good, but not a book I will ever read again.
Good enough that I would tell someone about it, but not good enough that I would call my friend and tell her to read it right now.
BUT if YOU like spies... and subs, then you'll like it.
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved it!
I've read many Tom Clancy novels, but somehow never this one. Fast-paced, kept me interested, and you're going to want to read the last 100 or so pages in one sitting. I've seen the movie in bits and pieces on TV, but now that the book is fresh in my mind, I would love to go back and see the movie in its entirety. Definitely recommend.
I've read many Tom Clancy novels, but somehow never this one. Fast-paced, kept me interested, and you're going to want to read the last 100 or so pages in one sitting. I've seen the movie in bits and pieces on TV, but now that the book is fresh in my mind, I would love to go back and see the movie in its entirety. Definitely recommend.
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
Decided to try reading this book after watching the movie. I didn’t think the book was that bad, but my only complaint is that unless you are interested in technical details about submarines and such, it can be a difficult read. I often found it hard to understand what was going on.
This was fun to read now, with the period references and a good storyline.
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No