The Hunt for Red October
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The Hunt for Red October

by Tom Clancy

1984•Thriller•479 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerespionagewarvehiclesfastintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging thriller, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans want her.The Russians want her back.And the most incredible chase in history is on...The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerEspionageWarVehiclesRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming quest

Subjects

ThrillerIntelligence serviceUnited StatesIntelligence service in fictionSoviet Union. in fictionNuclear submarinesDefectorsSubmarine forces

Details

Author
Tom Clancy
Published
1984
Pages
479
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