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I've had this series on my radar off and on for years, but only just managed to power through M&C. I'm hooked. Being a little older helped, I think. I remember seeing this movie with my Dad when it first came out, and it left little impression on me. There was a girl who suggested to me that I might like the Aubrey Maturin books. Wish I knew what happened to her, so I could tell her she was darn right.
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Just from the first book, I adored the phrase, "affectionate violence," and the suggestion that the ship's log doesn't know how to record shaking a fist at one's captain. The dry sense of humor evident in both is a remarkable thing, I do assure you. As for Jack on land, I feel we got an excellent taste of what to expect during the dinner party scene. His descent into vulgarity was difficult to watch. I'm torn, incidentally, on the best way to read these books. I have access to all of them in eBOok form, and in Braille from my local library for the blind. There are also, of course, the sublime audiobooks read by Mr. TUll. The ebooks are read much faster than either, thanks to synthetic speech, but I rather feel the experience loses something in the process. Will be reading Pos Captain as soon as I'm able.
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