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Liked It Rated 5 stars “(book 6 of a 21-book series, published 1979): 6980 pages of pure joy - culturally & linguistically immersive historical literature, set on the sea of the Napoleonic Wars. Ah, so captivating, I sincerely miss plunging from one book to the next now that they're complete. Yes, this was an...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “One of the more uneven additions to the series: alternates between long stretches of doldrums, when Jack and Stephen are confined to land as American prisoners of war, and all-out squalls, featuring some of the best battle scenes in the series.”

  K.M. Weiland wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “(book 6 of a 21-book series, published 1979):
  6980 pages of pure joy - culturally & linguistically immersive historical literature, set on the sea of the Napoleonic Wars. Ah, so captivating, I sincerely miss plunging from one book to the next now that they're complete. Yes, this was an adventure my Mom started me on, buying one of the first books as a present based on a review she read. The language, the leadership, the relations, the sea, rich with characters one learns to love. I'll look back with fondness on my 21 weeks of sailing with O'Brian across his inspired imagination.”

  Teduardo wrote this review Wednesday, February 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “see my review of #73, the Patrick O'Brian historical series, the best ever writen, in my opinion. ”

  gilly 8 wrote this review Friday, December 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No