Anyone read the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'brian?

[scotchleaf]

Anyone read the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'brian? Awsome books.

 

[panella]

I just started "Post Captain". It's the second in the "Lucky Jack" Aubrey series. I may go back and begin with "Master and Commander". Saw the movie and enjoyed it very much. My daughter gave me the first three volumes in the series for Christmas.

 

[scotchleaf]

How about Hornblower? Sharpes? (I'm working on the latter series now - not great literature, but fun. Also really enjoyed the Flashman series - hilarious.

 

[Shann]

Great books. I actually like them better as books on tape, since I can hear how all the naval terms are actually pronounced and I tend to skim a little looking for plot lines when some of the technical things are in writing.

Also, Cornwall's Sharpe series is really good.

 

[panella]

I'm a big Joseph Conrad fan as will as a sea story fan in general. I recommend "In Hazard" by Richard Hughes for an overlooked classic.

 

[jb3920]

Great series of books, especially when read in order. For fans of the sea story, try "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat, as well as his other WWII corvette stories.

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[freedoom]

i'm listening to them as audio books right now. I'm up to "Surgeons Mate" they are pretty fun. I had to skip The Mauritius Command due to some problem with my ipod

 

[mykulmorris]

"Master and Commander", w/ Russell Crowe is one of my FAVORITE movies, so, I bought the first book. Loved it, though it was (I'm sure just for me) sometimes hard to follow due to the 'old english' style of writing/terminology... I highly recommend the movie.
-M

 

[4 s ter]

Anyone read the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian? Awsome books.

A great series of books! Too bad there will be no more with O'Brian's passing. We lost a great author who made history live.

 

[scotchleaf]

Flashman may be the most enjoyable though...

 

[jackknife]

How about Hornblower? Sharpes? (I'm working on the latter series now - not great literature, but fun. Also really enjoyed the Flashman series - hilarious.

I love the Sharpe series. I've read everyone that Cornwell has written so far, and I wish he'd get back to them. He's been sidetracked that past few years writing the series about the Danes invasion of England, and Alfred the great. I tried to read them, but couldn't get into them like the Sharpe novels.