the wombat is wonderful. I think you will be gasping even more so when you reach Reverse of the Medal and the Letter of Marque.
The first I read was Desolation Island. I needed a book for the train in England, and someone knowing my affinity for all things Hornblower, recommended O'Brian. I remembered the name and picked up the first one I saw. Then, I immediately had to go back to the beginning to trace the Aubrey-Maturin relationship from the very start.
I discovered Melrose at around the same time. Immediately fell in love with two completely different yet wonderful characters! And when I fall... I fall hard!
I do hope they make more of the films! I think the first, while not solely dedicated to one of the books, encapsulated what I love most about the series: the documentation of life on a man of war, and of course, the relationship between Aubrey and Mat.
I have a love/hate relationship with Diana... she is fascinating but I hate to see Stephen often humiliated and often hurt. I want to shove her aside and give him a huge hug!
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Date: 2006-02-20 08:23 pm (UTC)The first I read was Desolation Island. I needed a book for the train in England, and someone knowing my affinity for all things Hornblower, recommended O'Brian. I remembered the name and picked up the first one I saw. Then, I immediately had to go back to the beginning to trace the Aubrey-Maturin relationship from the very start.
I discovered Melrose at around the same time. Immediately fell in love with two completely different yet wonderful characters! And when I fall... I fall hard!
I do hope they make more of the films! I think the first, while not solely dedicated to one of the books, encapsulated what I love most about the series: the documentation of life on a man of war, and of course, the relationship between Aubrey and Mat.
I have a love/hate relationship with Diana... she is fascinating but I hate to see Stephen often humiliated and often hurt. I want to shove her aside and give him a huge hug!