713 reviews for:

The Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy

3.9 AVERAGE

bricep's review against another edition

5.0

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This is 1980s Cold-War writing at its best. What John Le Carre did for the spy novel, Tom Clancy will forever be known for doing for the military thriller with this novel and several others.

Clancy uses a perfect blend of technicality and suspense-building to craft a masterpiece of story. As you turn the page, you can't help but sense that these characters are not just words on a page but people that actually live. Highly recommended.

philverlinden's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mgouker's review against another edition

3.0

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Cold War military porn from the same template as Seven Days in May but somewhat more ham-handed an absolutely brimming with bias. It's a shame because Clancy clearly does great research. His characters are stock and the dialogue is so often on the nose.

basha1800's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

jon_sgf's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

annehusted's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging hopeful informative tense

joseph_3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

harry_leggs's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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: No

living_dead's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

blackbelt's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes