written on October 13, 2026, read 1990
As a teenager and young adult, I loved reading Tom Clancy. I lost interest at some point, but I really enjoyed his early books. Yes, his writing was very pro-American, to put it mildly. Still, he was the master of the techno-thriller. And The Hunt for Red October was simply brilliant, both as a book and later as a film. I got it for Christmas in 1990 or 1991 and read it more times than I can count in the years that followed.
PS: These days, I can’t picture Marko Ramius as anyone but Sean Connery.
This is not a review, and I don't hand out stars either. It is part of my annotated reading list. Whatever first comes to mind when I pick up the book. More about it in this blog post.