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The Hunt for Red October
- Narrated by: Lance C Fuller
- Series: A Jack Ryan Novel (publication order), Book 1, Jack Ryan, Book 3
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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The runaway international number one best seller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career and introduced his acclaimed hero, Jack Ryan, in the ultimate submarine adventure - now reissued with a new cover.
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultrasecret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime. The most incredible chase in history is on....
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- Harvey Marshall
- 25-02-18
Such a let down!
What would have made The Hunt for Red October better?
A decent narrator! This is the worst narration I have ever encountered in an Audible audiobook and was all the more disappointing because I was so delighted to find that this book had at last been released in audio version, as I am visually impaired.
What other book might you compare The Hunt for Red October to, and why?
As just one example, I have just been listening to "The Destroyers", by Douglas Reeman where the narrator is empathetic, smooth, coherent, good at accents, appears to have prepared well to bring the story to life, and is generally a pleasure to listen to, enhancing the listening experience.
What didn’t you like about Lance C Fuller’s performance?
Just about everything. His voice is dull. His delivery is flat, and lacking any emotion or even much expression. His intonation does not follow punctuation and is frequently irritatingly broken, unnatural and artificial. His pronunciation of names is awkward and often hesitant, as if he has not familiarised himself with them, and this breaks up the story and makes one all too conscious of the poor narration. This narrator turns listening to this book into a task, rather than a pleasure.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
All three. Anger that such a poor performance had been released on the public, sadness at a really really good book being ruined for audio listeners and extreme disappointment because the discovery that "The Hunt for Red October" had, at last, been released in audio had been something I was so looking forward to. I then felt additionally angry that I had actually purchased this audiobook.
Any additional comments?
I am astonished that Audible ever permitted such a poor narration as this ever to be released. Surely they check out narrations to make sure they are competent and pleasant to listen to. I do not believe that anyone who started listening to this performance would ever have thought it of an acceptable standard. If I could ask for my money back, I would.
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- Lynda
- 22-02-18
Terrible Reader
I have been waiting for a new complete and unabridged reading of the best Tom Clancy novel... I will have to go on waiting. The narrator has the same tone the entire way through and it is impossible to listen to. No sense of the drama or excitement enters his voice at all.
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- Quincy
- 24-02-18
A great book let down by a poor narrator
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I have been waiting for many years for this book to appear as an audiobook and when it finally happens the narrator seems bored and emotionless. Its a real shame as the story is strong. The constant mis pronunciation Ramius is very annoying !
23 people found this helpful
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- Jude Lian
- 23-02-18
Artrocious
What did you like best about The Hunt for Red October? What did you like least?
The story is solid, as always a good mix of factoids and human interest.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Lance C Fuller?
Scott Brick! A reader with great talent and finesse. He performs flawlessly in all accents.
Any additional comments?
I own hundreds of audio books between various libraries. The vast majority of them well performed. Some excellent, some less than optimum. This reading/performance however, is so bad it needs a review.This man has NO sense of timing; he randomly ignores punctuation, puts in stops where there are none and uses upspeak where no question mark exists. He lacks any form of expression, is unbearably boring to listen to and manages to kill even a Clancy book. I had waited for this one, now I wish I had never wasted my money on it. Terrible, terrible, terrible!Did nobody listen to this before putting it out for the paying customers?Shame on you Audible UK!
66 people found this helpful
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- Samuel
- 05-11-18
Horrible narrator
I don't like the narrator. He has the same tone all the time. I don't know the difference between characters. Too monotonous. I just listened to 11% of this audiobook. I couldn't bear his voice anymore. I prefer continue reading this book on my kindle.
Please, don't record any other book with Lance C Fuller again!
17 people found this helpful
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- Smee
- 22-09-18
Surprisingly good
After reading the comments about the narrator, I was unsure about this audiobook, however the story was good from the outset and although flagged a couple of times (as to be expected in a 17 hour book), it was paced well with enough action and story to keep me engaged with it.
The narrator may not be the best, and he may say the same word differently in the same sentence (Dallas or dalis!) but he made a decent stab at it, with the odd Russian and english accents as required and didn't detract from the story for me.
Cracking book and decent enough narration, I'd recommend this story.
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- Mr. R. Taylor
- 08-12-18
Red October
Very good story but O the reader was so very poor. I almost gave up listening ,
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- SueW
- 20-09-18
Confusing
It felt like there was a cast of thousands, I kept muddling up who was who. It would've helped if the narrator had differentiated them, but I felt he had rather a limited range of voices, judging by the comedy 1950s upper class british accent, which were all 'jolly well' the same.
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- THEO
- 09-08-18
great story love the tension well read very well d
great story I loved the tension very well read I live the jack Ryan character
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- BELLATOR MORTIS
- 04-01-21
The narrator is rubbish
The narrator is rubbish. The story being read sounds rushed.
There is no feeling in what is being read.
I still have 15 hrs to listen of which is not going to happen.
Recommendation = do not purchase.
The film is brilliant but this audiobook is rubbish.
I only give 1 star for each but hope this does not affect the authors rating.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-18
Great Story
The story waw great as all clancy novels are but the narration was appaulling. Thae narrator was unable to change his voice for the different characters and they all merge into one. It was difficult to listen to. They need to redo it with someone who can really narrate an audio book.
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- Marie Betavatzis
- 30-09-19
excellent for sleep depraved people...
the way the reading is done is the worst ever. it made me loose focus and made me fall asleep on more than one occasion. a real torture!! preferred reading the book on my own.
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- J. Lee
- 17-09-21
Horrible narration
Good thing I had read the novel first, otherwise the robotic narration devoid of emotion would have never allowed me to finish this grand epic of a tale. Story 5 stars, narration 0, but alas the lowest rating is 1.
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- richard
- 30-10-21
a good one
i enjoyed listening to it, it checks all boxes.
recommended to everyone interested in politics and military
even it's from the mid-80s, still valid and worth your time
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- Aussie
- 18-07-21
Could listen again and again
Great listen. The world is poorer for losing a great writer too young. One of his best
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-20
Excellent just excellent.
Excellent book.
I suggest this to everyone who is interested in good book.
There is nothing more to say.
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- @agerdmar
- 20-12-18
Great story, great performance
The story is both very informative and thrilling, even though a bit unrealistic :). I like the performance, not least the Russian-English voices, which to my mind, having been a lot in Russia were very authentic.