Background
Published in 1984, “The Hunt for Red October” by Tom Clancy, is a Cold War-era novel that follows the pursuit of a Soviet submarine captain, Marko Ramius, who seeks to defect to the United States with the USSR’s newest ballistic missile submarine, the Red October. As the Soviets launch a massive search to stop Ramius, American intelligence officer Jack Ryan is the first to discover Ramius’s intent and finds himself in the thick of the fray to secure the ship and prevent a potential nuclear disaster.
My Thoughts
It was a great book and a great movie. Of course the book doesn’t match the movie, but it is close enough to enjoy without too many issues. Clancy has a highly readable style to keep the reader engaged throughout the book. However, it does jump around quite a bit particularly during the action scenes. Regardless, it was fun to see what the original words were that inspired the movie. It was also fun to hear the commentary about personal computers from 1984.
Recommendation
It was worth the time. If you have interest, you would like it.