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Title: Post Captain by Robert Hardy, Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-375-40523-2 Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 04 August, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.66 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Book 2 - Relive England in 1804 - Epic Sea Adventure
Comment: My favorite book in the series. Almost half the book takes place ashore as Aubrey and Maturin sit out the Peace of Amiens. Here O'Brian introduces Sophie Williams and Sophie's firey, beautiful, unpredictable cousin Diane Villiers. O'Brian has a field day in this book, everything from roamnce to intrigue are touched upon. For a deep understanding of British life at the beginning of the 19th century, you will rarely find its equal in contempory litrature. A great read that will prepare you for the later works in this series.Many have compared O'Brian to Jane Austen. This book will show you how well O'Brian has captured the language and style of a great author that lived in the early 19th century.
Rating: 5
Summary: A good adventure on land and sea
Comment: This novel is set roughly in the years 1802-1804, and is a sequel to "Master and Commander." With most of the Royal Navy laid up during a temporary peace with France, Aubrey tries setting himself up as a country gentleman. Both Aubrey and Maturin have time to develop romantic interests, but a reversal of fortune leads them into some interesting and unusual (and sometimes humorous) situations as they dodge creditors. A renewal of war with France sends them back to sea as they attempt to restore Aubrey's fortunes. The action is fast paced and holds the reader's interest. Although part of a series, the book can be read as a stand-alone novel. The story is well researched and fits into the historic period. In addition to naval action, it provides an interesting look at some of the social and legal aspects of life in England during the early 19th century.
Rating: 5
Summary: Darker than the first, but just as riveting
Comment: Another well-written O'Brian novel but this time, in a darker hue. More exposition of the Aubrey / Maturin characters and not all of it flattering.
O'Brian doesn't shrink from showing warts and all of his main characters and that's what makes these books complex and enduring. It's hard to predict how Aubrey or Maturin are going to act, because O'Brian feeds you just a teaspoon of information about each at a time. Just when you think you've got them figured out, O'Brian throws you a curve, and one that's believable, not contrived.
These books are some of the best I've ever read. I howl at the shenanigans of the sailors, get churned up when they're in battle, and shake my head when Jack Aubrey risks his career, chasing the wrong skirt yet again.
And I worry about what the hell I'm going to do when I finish the last novel in the series.
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Title: Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393307050 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 039330762X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 039330812X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393308138 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0393308200 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: January, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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