336 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393037067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 1994
Description
Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War o...
Community Reviews Summary of 456 reviews
Moods
informative 33%
tense 33%
dark 25%
lighthearted 25%
funny 16%
hopeful 8%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs
336 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393037067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 1994
Description
Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War o...
Community Reviews Summary of 456 reviews
Moods
informative 33%
tense 33%
dark 25%
lighthearted 25%
funny 16%
hopeful 8%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs