mint_risk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
leeborkman's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
adventurous_abella's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
elros451's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 probably? Incredibly well written, it just meandered too much. I imagine if the plots of later books are faster this series will pick up for me and become a favorite. As most people say, I don't know if you can get more historically accurate naval fiction than Patrick O'Brian. So many sailing terms...
cow_in_meadow's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
skyring's review against another edition
5.0
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mary846's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book even more the second (or possibly third) time around.
The narration by Ric Jerrom is absolutely sublime and the relationship between Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin is a joy to watch as it develops.
Patrick O'Brian is, without doubt, the best writer of this genre.
The narration by Ric Jerrom is absolutely sublime and the relationship between Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin is a joy to watch as it develops.
Patrick O'Brian is, without doubt, the best writer of this genre.
shadocvao's review against another edition
Too much naval jargon and hard to follow along with that is happening