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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October | Tom Clancy
Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancys phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as breathlessly exciting, The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the worlds most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.
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swynn
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Mehso-so

(1984) I tried this once years ago and bounced off. I remember hearing Clancy's work described as "thrillers for people who find 'Jane's Fighting Ships' thrilling," and that matched my experience. But this time I pushed, let the jargon slide by, and ... It wasn't bad. There's a submarine duel near the end that was thrilling even for this guy who likes "Jane's" only for pretty pictures. Still not my thing but this time I get its appeal

Leftcoastzen Think it might have been the only novel originally published by Naval Institute Press . 1y
swynn I think it was the first but that there have been others. Stephen Coonts's "Flight of the Intruder" was another. Pretty impressive choices, even if only from a business standpoint. 1y
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TheSpineView
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Klou Perfect! 1y
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MrsK
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My October #Bookspin list😛.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Also, just checking, did you change your username from MrsKinvestigates? I just want to make sure my tag list is up-to-date!! 2y
MrsK @TheAromaofBooks yes I did change it. MrsK is so much easier 😛 2y
TheAromaofBooks haha fair enough!!! I changed it on my tag list so you should get notified when I post the numbers on Sunday!! 2y
MrsK 👍 2y
myellenbee Love your list! I'd be happy with any of them! 2y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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I hate when they change the cover of the book for the movie/tv series 😒 still enjoyed this book even if I‘m not a fan of the cover ☺️

#BeginsWith 🥳📚 #Red ❤️ #HuntForRedOctober

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Amen to that!! 3y
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HatefulGrablin
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Bought a used copy of The Hunt for Red October, and not only is it signed, but there's an invoice from 1986 tucked inside! This is why I love buying used.

DogMomIrene Plus it‘s an invoice from the U.S. Naval Institute, which is even cooler! 3y
HatefulGrablin @DogMomIrene Right? I was so excited! 3y
Alfoster Very cool! 3y
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Therewillbebooks
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This is the book haul I landed from my parent's basement, as discussed on our most recent episode!

https://anchor.fm/peter-murphy8

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Blackink_WhitePaper
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Day 8: #wordsofoctober #red #mystery

Have you read this series?

Freespirit I read this and Patriot Games back in the 80's. Loved his books💕 (edited) 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve heard it‘s good! ❤️📚 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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Blackink_WhitePaper @Freespirit great 🙌🏻💐 4y
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Bluebird
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Day 14 of #20series20days

Tom Clancy‘s series is a bit dated now, but I love Jack Ryan, the knight in shining armor, fighting for truth and justice against evil in the world. Wish it were so clear cut today! I‘ve held onto the books all these years—at some point I want to re-read them all.
@Andrew65

Andrew65 I really need to read more Tom Clancy, only read 1. 4y
Andrew65 Just checked it was 4y
MsMelissa Great choice! I love the Jack Ryan novels, too 😊 4y
Bluebird @Andrew65 I‘ve not read that SSN. I‘ve only read the original series, not any of the ones he co-wrote. 4y
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Jari-chan
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Mehso-so

This one's a typical Clancy with lots of background information and many, many details. To many, for my taste. I soon was lost in all those characters, datas and settings. I guess, if you read Clancy chronologically and more often, you won't be troubled by that.

But thanks to this book I've been able to discover a whole new world: the world of submarines. A world I will never see in real life. Thank you for that, Mr Clancy!

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TheEllieMo
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Eggs I used this one too! Great minds...❤️📚 5y
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Eggs
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I enjoyed reading Clancy in the 1990s

#hunt

#spooktober

@Eggs

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Bookwormjillk
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Next up on my TBR #FallIsBooked

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚😊 5y
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jessinikkip
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What book could be better for a prompt of #October? I admit that this has been on my TBR and untouched since.....2009? Maybe 2008... I really should read this!

+1 point for #TeamStoker
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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SoapboxEdits
Bailedbailed

I desperately wanted to like this book. I remember the original movie and got excited when this was re-released. The main plot was intriguing, but I couldn‘t get through all the technical submarine stuff.

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BeansPage
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#3/4 Okay guys, I have some books here that need new homes! 😃
Swap anyone? I'll ship anywhere in the continental US via Media Mail. All my books are in great condition. Please let me know if you guys are interested in any of these or have any questions.

Also here is my Amazon wish List to give you an idea of the kind of books I'm looking for:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/XPDZDBQBYCC6?ref_=wl_share

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LiterRohde
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“It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly.”

#QuotsyFeb19 | 26: #Search

📷: Made with Typorama

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TheBookStacker
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Been a whirlwind of a trip. I‘ve done so much and had such little time for reading I only finished one book I brought with! Guess all my reading will be on the flight home tomorrow.

robinb Gorgeous!! 😍😍 6y
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BeansPage
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Mehso-so

This was my first Tom Clancy book and rightfully so as it was his debut novel and the first appearance of his famous Jack Ryan character.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys military operation reads or submariner reads.

Please read my full review here:
TamaraTheReadingMermaid.weebly.com

TheBookStacker I just got this for my Hawaii trip. 6y
BeansPage @TheBookStacker you're going to like it. I had a little trouble keeping up but the plot is there and it is great! 6y
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BeansPage
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Looking to finish these two books this weekend. Hopefully a couple of ebooks as well.
#24B4Monday @TheReadingMermaid

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BeansPage
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Time to vote! Please help me create my August stack!!!
Even if you're not playing please don't hesitate to vote for what I should read in August. Please feel free to vote more than once. The yellow Tom Clancy book is tagged.
If you want to see details about the game we're playing please visit my page or click on the hashtag below ⬇️
#MakeMeReadIt @TheReadingMermaid

Soubhiville Oh my gosh, read Everville! 6y
CoffeeNBooks Under the Tuscan Sun 6y
cathysaid Tana French 👍 6y
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LiterRohde 4 votes, 4 different books. I really liked Sphere when I read it. 6y
MMFinck Such a great stack. Son of a Witch or Drummers. 6y
2BR02B I vote for 6y
tammysue I vote Tana French ❤️ 6y
LibrarianRyan Daughter of the pirate King 6y
Earlene When it is a choice 6y
Reviewsbylola In the Woods!! 6y
Andrew65 Whoops! That sun is hot! 😂😂😂 6y
MeganAnn If you've already read Wicked, then definitely 6y
BeansPage @MeganAnn yep I read Wicked a few years ago. It made me cry like a baby at the end 😭 6y
Mollyanna Ooh tough one but I‘d go with 6y
MeganAnn @TheReadingMermaid oh yeah me too! I thought Son of a Witch was a great second book that carried the story along nicely. It's been years since I've read those books though so I don't remember much else about them. 6y
CareBear Looooove her 😍 6y
AJones BTK 6y
Karkar I think this would be interesting, as I lived 30 min away from Wichita when he was finally captured. 6y
BookNAround The only one I‘ve read in your stack. Lol! 6y
Bronte_Chintz In the woods! X 6y
Marmie7 This was a good one! 6y
Sarz Under the Tuscan Sun 6y
glitterkitty459 Daughter of the Pirate King 6y
hes7 Daughter of the Pirate King!! 6y
Linsy Daughter of the Pirate King — I‘ve been so intrigued! (edited) 6y
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Sharpeipup
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While touring the USS Midway, I enjoyed the irony of the book choice.
#humor

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Melkyl
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On a side note...my book fell apart while I was reading it. I told you all it was really old! I have lugged this around for years and through moves to different houses. I also bought it at a used book sale. I guess it‘s time to retire this old paperback, as big chunks of it and many individual pages are falling out. It‘s still sad for me. I HATE not passing books along for someone else to enjoy. Ugh 😫

jpmcwisemorgan Turn it into some bookish art! 6y
Lreads You could pass it on as a weekly serial. 🙃 6y
LeahBergen Make bookmarks from some of the pages. 😀 6y
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Melkyl
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Pickpick

Wow, it is difficult to say how long I have been holding on to this book on my #TBR...20 years is not an exaggeration. I finally read it for #MountTBR #192019 & #GreatAmericanRead. I have seen the movie numerous times, but of course the book was better. It was much more involved, and you could get inside each character‘s head. It‘s very technical, and at times it was over my head. I did think the cat-and-mouse game was very compelling. Great book!

Traci1 Love this book. And the movie. 6y
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lindsayp
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Light reading for when the world descends into bellicosity. (The formatting is messed up in this ebook 🙁)

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GlitterGirl
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Andrew65 A classic! 7y
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becausetrains
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Pickpick

I suppose under the Atlantic is pretty close to the sea, isn't it? ???

This is really the grandfather of the military technothriller genre, taking cues from the exuberant mechanical adventures of Clive Cussler, the tense spy novels of John LeCarré, and the cross-border action thrillers of Robert Ludlum. It has all the flaws of a work done by a privileged white guy obsessed with the navy, but for all that, it's a fun read ? #somethingforsept

Zelma I haven't read it but the movie sure gets a lot of play in our house. 8y
DGRachel The submarine chase scene in the book is incredible, so much better than the movie. Love this one! 8y
becausetrains @Zelma what @DGRachel said. Not to mention, the book lets you get into the heads of characters not named Jack Ryan 🤔 and has a little more moral ambiguity, realism, and backbone. 8y
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chuckstar158
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Kleonard One ping. 😉 8y
monkeygirlsmama My husband's fav, or one of anyhow. For me, I just can't. I've even tried watching the movie with him, and within the first 5 minutes I'm out cold every time. I say every time, because I can think of at least 6 occasions I've made the attempt to watch with him. Nope. Not gonna happen. 😜 (edited) 7y
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GDLeon
Mehso-so

I started reading it, but he lost me with side stories and background info. I love the story, but it was too much distraction from the main plot for me.

Jamesmelvinmitchell I felt about the same on the story. Have you read his other book call Red Storm Rising? 8y
TheNextBook I tried reading Red Storm Rising and couldn't do it! And the premise seemed so interesting. I think I got lost in the overwhelming detail and slower plot. 8y
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