Damn these books are good! I read the first three in the series, then took a break to read a couple other books over the summer, now I'm back at it with The Mauritius Command. If you think historical fiction about a Napoleanic Era British sea captain and his ship's surgeon sounds boring, think again.
The movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was based on (a couple of) these books. I thought the movie was good, but pales in comparison with the books.
Highly recommended.
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10-11-2005, 12:11 PM #1
Bugs
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Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin books
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10-11-2005, 12:21 PM #2
The Buzzard
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Dammit, I thought this was going to be this Pat OBrien:
He's The Insider.
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10-11-2005, 12:23 PM #3
High; pockets of Extreme
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I read 'em all start to finish one summer. I'm a huge fan of the books. It took me about 5 books to catch half of the subtleties and the humor. Incredible writing and stories.
AD and Cornholio give the A/M books:
It's idomatic, beatch.
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10-11-2005, 03:28 PM #4
Funky But Chic
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Yeah I've read 'em all too. The last few books tail off just a bit imo, but the series as a whole is stellar.
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01-31-2007, 01:25 PM #5
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Bumping this because I finally finished the whole series last night. I took my time, obviously. I'll agree with iceman that the last few book do tail off a little.
I'm going to miss Aubrey and Maturin
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01-31-2007, 01:58 PM #6
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I was really sad when I finished the series too, a few years ago. I tried Horatio Hornblower but it wasn't the same.
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