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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Good book, but it has a LOT of redundant nautical technical words
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Having grown up watching the movie adaption and loving it (despite being too young back then to understand all the detailed nuances happening within the plot but definitely understanding the imminent threat posed by the seemingly continual escalation of the events of the Cold War), I return to the movie every few years. Before I had another movie night with a brilliant Russian by way of being a Scot and my favorite Jack Ryan, I decided to give this book a go. The Hunt for Red October is Clancy's debut novel — which obviously makes this the first Jack Ryan book published. (On the whole, I prefer publication order over timeline chronology because of character development (even in the reverse) as relayed from the author.) I chose to begin here — with no pressure to continue with the Jack Ryan journey.
Though I found The Hunt for Red October a bit front-loaded, it never lost me through that long first half, which is heavy with character introductions and set-up. On the whole, the characters are as delightful on the page as they are on the screen. Clancy, like let's say an [a:Andy Weir|6540057|Andy Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382592903p2/6540057.jpg], jam-packed the novel with technical and military terms in a way I adore. This is what it is like to be fully immersed in this world. And though I know very little about the very things that make The Hunt for Red October chockfull of fancy jargon, for me, it only added to my experience.
Audiobook, as narrated by [a:Scott Brick|44554|Scott Brick|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1377113754p2/44554.jpg]: Brick's narration is great — and I have no idea if he was actually influenced by the movie for choosing each character's voice, but it put me in mind of it time and again.
Note: Like so many readers, I really hate a movie/television series tie-in cover. But I especially hate this one. Though I like John Krasinski as much as the next person, I cannot abide his Jack Ryan being featured on the cover. Makes no sense. As my thirteen-year-old has started saying: it's obviously just a cash grab.
Though I found The Hunt for Red October a bit front-loaded, it never lost me through that long first half, which is heavy with character introductions and set-up. On the whole, the characters are as delightful on the page as they are on the screen. Clancy, like let's say an [a:Andy Weir|6540057|Andy Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382592903p2/6540057.jpg], jam-packed the novel with technical and military terms in a way I adore. This is what it is like to be fully immersed in this world. And though I know very little about the very things that make The Hunt for Red October chockfull of fancy jargon, for me, it only added to my experience.
Audiobook, as narrated by [a:Scott Brick|44554|Scott Brick|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1377113754p2/44554.jpg]: Brick's narration is great — and I have no idea if he was actually influenced by the movie for choosing each character's voice, but it put me in mind of it time and again.
Note: Like so many readers, I really hate a movie/television series tie-in cover. But I especially hate this one. Though I like John Krasinski as much as the next person, I cannot abide his Jack Ryan being featured on the cover. Makes no sense. As my thirteen-year-old has started saying: it's obviously just a cash grab.
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Gets a bit technical in places, but overall a great, edge-of-your-seat Cold War thriller.
I enjoyed the Amazon Jack Ryan series (season one more than season two) so I decided to pick up the book that started it all. I enjoyed it but it didn't suck me in the way, say, The Bourne Identity did.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes