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Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick O'Brian (2000, Paperback)
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Author: Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
Series: Aubrey/Maturin Series
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 039332107X
ISBN-13: 9780393321074
Product ID: EPID1680268
Description: This 20th volume in O'Brian's beloved Aubrey/Maturin series finds Jack back in command of his first ship, the Surprise. Faced with the desertion of half his crew, the frustrations of peacetime, and an accident at sea, he must also deal w...
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Number 20Review created: 06/11/09
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I had read the other 19 in the Aubrey/Maturin series,this one was excellent,but steven mooning over christine wood was sometimes too much,the use of narration of details through letters to her was fine but overdone,still i loved the book and would recommend it to all lovers of things nautical!
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Thank you for voting. If your vote meets our Last book in the grand seriesThis is the last full, complete Aubrey-Maturin novel by Patrick O'Brian, number 20. There is a #21 but it is incomplete and not representative of the canon. In a sense this is not a review of this particular book but rather of all of them, because they all hang together constituting one gargantuan novel!
With O'Brian, you either get it or you don't. Not everyone does because O'Brian is very subtle and unconventional. Some have said that he wrote to please himself. This makes some sense because after you have read a few of these books, you begin to realize that O'Brian is not going anywhere in a hurry, he is taking his time because the process is the thing not the destination. And he can be hard to follow until you get used to his writing style. Also his use of nautical terms is rife and you do have to take your time to understand what those odd words refer to.
But if you can do all those things you are in for a rare treat!
With O'Brian, you either get it or you don't. Not everyone does because O'Brian is very subtle and unconventional. Some have said that he wrote to please himself. This makes some sense because after you have read a few of these books, you begin to realize that O'Brian is not going anywhere in a hurry, he is taking his time because the process is the thing not the destination. And he can be hard to follow until you get used to his writing style. Also his use of nautical terms is rife and you do have to take your time to understand what those odd words refer to.
But if you can do all those things you are in for a rare treat!
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