Master and commander is one of those novels that, as a lover of historical fiction, and of all things nautical, i not only wanted to read, but felt was required reading at some point. Master and commander by patrick o’brian.
Master and commander, which is subtitled the far side of the world, is a rousing sea adventure starring russell crowe in another fine action role.
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In britain and ireland, however, voices of praise gradually became dominant. It's an odd claim to make for a film that won the oscar for cinematography, but. Russell crowe is in the navy if there's a more testosteroney title around, i'd like to hear it.
5.0 out of 5 starsi can't give a better recommendation than that. My rating of ‘master & commander: Master and commander is grand and glorious, and touching in its attention to its characters.
Jack aubrey, the naval ship commander and stephen maturin, the ship's surgeon. The subtitle could be i'm a boy and i don't care about soppy things like love. Instead, i was smitten — i read all 412 pages in one sitting.
Directed by peter weir (the truman show and witness), it’s one of the more excellent features in 2003 that’s appropriate for teenagers. The balance of the book is stephen between dillon and jack, liking both of them when they do not like each other. Amazon uk, amazon us, audible uk, audible us.
3 out of 5 purchase: Patrick o'brian's work, and 'master and commander' in particular, is. This 1970 novel introduced the pair of british characters whose early 19th century adventures at sea would eventually run to a series of 20 books:
I’m no different than you. Master and commander met with mixed reviews on its first publication. And since i already own the second in the series, that says a lot.
Bloody wounds of both adults and children are visible, too. I went in with excitement and high expectations and came out the other side feeling the book lacked excitement or any meaningful direction, yet possessed various. For my commentary on this book, i'll reference the tags that amazon asks you to choose between for the plot, mood, pace, and characters.
Though most of the novels can stand alone as far as the plot goes, they are best read in order so that the development of the characters can be properly appreciated. In master and commander , the first volume in the series, aubrey, then a lieutenant, meets maturin at a concert in port mahon (a shared passion for music will be one of the. It is rare for hollywood movies to be historically accurate and many people know that making a movie out of a book is usually disappointing, especially to fans of the books.
My reading list includes books that share my interests, be it travel, politics, history, warfare, medicine, sailing, weather, or astronomy. This first book is listed as one of the uk’s ‘best loved novels’ in a bbc poll and served. I really enjoy reading about military history, and inevitably, reading a book focused on one topic sparks my interest in an ancillary topic, so i've sort of being going from book to book in an odd method of free association.
Master and commander by patrick o’brian, published by norton, 1970. Although uk sales were respectable enough for o'brian to continue with the series, it was not initially a success in the us. Patrick o'brian `s master and commader is a masterfully narrated tale of the wonderful voyage of the sophie and the friendship of captain jack aubrey of the royal navy and dr.
I rated this book 3/5 stars. I liked the characters, found the detailed portrayal of life aboard ship to be extremely interesting, and enjoyed much of the humor of the book. It is the year 1800, britain is at war with france.
Master and commander is one of those novels that, as a lover of historical fiction, and of all things nautical, i not only wanted to read, but felt was required reading at some point. This is resolved only by dillon’s death, which surprised me the first time. Like the work of david lean , it achieves the epic without losing sight of the human, and to see it is to be reminded of the way great action movies can rouse and exhilarate us, can affirm life instead of simply dramatizing its destruction.
Master and commander is just the first in a series about captain aubrey, needless to say, i won’t be reading any more of them. The far side of the world features prolonged and intense battle violence and graphic scenes of surgery; Back in 1970, when i was just beginning to read historical fiction, especially books with naval themes passed on to me by my father, a series of novels was launched with a familiar setting but of a quality and range that is seldom seen in the genre.
It is april 1800, and on the mediterranean island of minorca. But i began patrick o'brian's master and commander knowing i would hate it. Crew members are shown being shot, whipped, and committing suicide, too.
Actually volume 1, master and commander, is the least compelling. While all the books are about the 19th century british royal navy and its various battles, master and commander puts them at the center of the story, rather than jack and stephen, the main (and incredibly compelling) characters. Parents need to know that master and commander:
