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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
This was like a goofy retro-future war novel, did it really influence neocon policy in the late 80s?
to clarify
this book is basically NOT for me. I was rendered dazed by all the "navalese" -military jargons & abbreviations & strategies. It's not often a book puts me to sleep (no matter how boring it is) but this one managed to do that a couple of times, oops!
On the other hand, hubby really enjoyed this book... so really, it's not the book, it's me.
this book is basically NOT for me. I was rendered dazed by all the "navalese" -military jargons & abbreviations & strategies. It's not often a book puts me to sleep (no matter how boring it is) but this one managed to do that a couple of times, oops!
On the other hand, hubby really enjoyed this book... so really, it's not the book, it's me.
One of Clancy’s best
I’ve read all of Tom Clancy’s novels, in order and this is one of three I regularly return to when I need to distract my mind from life. I hope they make this one into a movie someday,
I’ve read all of Tom Clancy’s novels, in order and this is one of three I regularly return to when I need to distract my mind from life. I hope they make this one into a movie someday,
En un ejercicio de simulación, Clancy (y su negro) imagina(n) qué pasaría si la URSS atacara a los aliados de la OTAN. El motivo que dan en la novela es que los islamistas les destruyen sus principales refinerías por lo que para sobrevivir, la URSS necesita tomar Oriente Medio. COmo no puede conseguirlo por las buenas, idea un plan para enfrentar a los aliados de la OTAN unos contra otros y lanza una ofensiva contra ellos a la vez que se dirige a los campos petrolíferos del Golfo Pérsico.
La parte de los enfrentamientos militares es muy realista, y creo que es lo mejor del libro. Se aprenden cosas. Era lo que mejor hacía Clancy (y su negro). En marzo de 2022 este libro merece una relectura, aunque sea para ver cómo trata(n) Clancy (y su negro) el tema de la amenaza nuclear.
La parte de los enfrentamientos militares es muy realista, y creo que es lo mejor del libro. Se aprenden cosas. Era lo que mejor hacía Clancy (y su negro). En marzo de 2022 este libro merece una relectura, aunque sea para ver cómo trata(n) Clancy (y su negro) el tema de la amenaza nuclear.
I am usually a Tom Clancy fan but not so much with this book. He uses a lot of military jargon all the way through which I'm not usually confident with so it breaks up the flow of the reading a bit when I have to try and remember what something is. He also changes which character he's writing about constantly (sometimes up to 3 times on one page) which makes it difficult to keep track of. Especially as there are so many characters (many with very similar names) and all you have for reference is the name of the Navy vessel they are on which then means you have to try and remember which characters were on that vessel, where in the world they are and what their current objective is. It was very difficult to keep track of and made the book a bit of a chore to read. That being said, the premise of the book and the story line wasn't bad and I think it could have been quite a good book if it was more accessible.
Wow. A pure rush of a book!
I would have easily given it a full 5 stars if not for an excessive amount of technical information. I had to looks up lots of military tech code names to be able to understand the details in full.
On the other side of that, it made for an extremely realistic read. Being able to visualize specific planes/submarines/tanks/infantry moving against their soviet counterparts on a real geographical terrain was a stunning exercise in realism.
I could almost believe this had really happened...except when I lift my head from these chapters I know that WW3 didn't happen in the 60's...
I am definitely going to read some more of Clancy work. It seems that he co-wrote this with one of his friends as well, and I couldn't help by think to myself how much fun they must have had writing this together.
Made me want to write something. Maybe this NaNoWriMo I'll actually put in a real effort.
Anyways, if you enjoy realism + military fiction + war story, then absolutely go and read this book.
Roman "Ragnar"
I would have easily given it a full 5 stars if not for an excessive amount of technical information. I had to looks up lots of military tech code names to be able to understand the details in full.
On the other side of that, it made for an extremely realistic read. Being able to visualize specific planes/submarines/tanks/infantry moving against their soviet counterparts on a real geographical terrain was a stunning exercise in realism.
I could almost believe this had really happened...except when I lift my head from these chapters I know that WW3 didn't happen in the 60's...
I am definitely going to read some more of Clancy work. It seems that he co-wrote this with one of his friends as well, and I couldn't help by think to myself how much fun they must have had writing this together.
Made me want to write something. Maybe this NaNoWriMo I'll actually put in a real effort.
Anyways, if you enjoy realism + military fiction + war story, then absolutely go and read this book.
Roman "Ragnar"
We sink ships and try to pretend that they’re just ships—things without people in them. It’s dishonest, but we do it anyway.” - Tom Clancy, Red Storm Rising
In Clancy's sophomore effort, he continues to shine in strategic thinking and the ideologies held by different superpowers. Imagining a scenario where the USSR has pushed away from relying on trade with NATO countries and becomes aggressive takes specific circumstances. The detail Clancy gives his readership is on par with Red October, while its scope is much larger, seeming to include the entire northern hemisphere.
Clancy informs readers that he worked closely with Larry Bond, who created the wargame which inspired The Hunt for Red October. Red Storm Rising is entirely unrelated to The Hunt for Red October, Clancy's debut novel, with the exception of Bond's wargames.
Part of what separates Clancy's war writing to me is that the villains are understandable and almost sympathetic, not ghosts without conscience. Similarly, the heroes aren't without flaws. I became most attached to Edwards, McCafferty, and O'Malley. "Buns" Nakamura was great to see, too, and feels like Clancy's nudging at the US military forces to be more inclusive of qualified candidates.
I am deeply enjoying reading through Clancy's novels. My only concern going forward is that they don't become too formulaic.
In Clancy's sophomore effort, he continues to shine in strategic thinking and the ideologies held by different superpowers. Imagining a scenario where the USSR has pushed away from relying on trade with NATO countries and becomes aggressive takes specific circumstances. The detail Clancy gives his readership is on par with Red October, while its scope is much larger, seeming to include the entire northern hemisphere.
Clancy informs readers that he worked closely with Larry Bond, who created the wargame which inspired The Hunt for Red October. Red Storm Rising is entirely unrelated to The Hunt for Red October, Clancy's debut novel, with the exception of Bond's wargames.
Part of what separates Clancy's war writing to me is that the villains are understandable and almost sympathetic, not ghosts without conscience. Similarly, the heroes aren't without flaws. I became most attached to Edwards, McCafferty, and O'Malley. "Buns" Nakamura was great to see, too, and feels like Clancy's nudging at the US military forces to be more inclusive of qualified candidates.
I am deeply enjoying reading through Clancy's novels. My only concern going forward is that they don't become too formulaic.
This was my first introduction to Tom Clancy, and remains my favorite book. The opening chapter is Clancy at his best: terrorists attack and destroy an oil refinery in the Soviet Union. This forces the Soviets to essentially launch an offensive against the rest of the world to secure their energy future.
The weapons systems, military strategy, and various points of view on both sides of the conflict kept me riveted the whole way through this massive volume. If you liked The Hunt for Red October, this one's just as good.
The weapons systems, military strategy, and various points of view on both sides of the conflict kept me riveted the whole way through this massive volume. If you liked The Hunt for Red October, this one's just as good.