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libra17 's review for:
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy
I first saw The Hunt for Red October on the PBS Great American Reads list, then I couldn't get away from it because Amazon is busily promoting some movie or TV show or something based on the book. So, I caved and figured I'd read the book when Amazon put it on promo.
It was a decent book, though not anywhere near as good as I think it's been hyped to be. However, at least part of that assessment likely stems from the fact that The Hunt for Red October was first published in 1984, is set during the Cold War, and there is very little - if anything - that speaks to anything other than an old, cold warrior's soul. This was just not the book for me. If someone asks me for navy/military fiction, I'm more likely to recommend H. Paul Honsinger's The Man of War series or Jay Allen's Blood on the Stars series than The Hunt for Red October/the Jack Ryan series. It's just not my cup of tea.
It was a decent book, though not anywhere near as good as I think it's been hyped to be. However, at least part of that assessment likely stems from the fact that The Hunt for Red October was first published in 1984, is set during the Cold War, and there is very little - if anything - that speaks to anything other than an old, cold warrior's soul. This was just not the book for me. If someone asks me for navy/military fiction, I'm more likely to recommend H. Paul Honsinger's The Man of War series or Jay Allen's Blood on the Stars series than The Hunt for Red October/the Jack Ryan series. It's just not my cup of tea.