false 77430 50 The opening salvo of the Aubrey-Maturin epic, in which the surgeon introduces himself to the captain by driving an elbow into his ribs during a chamber-music recital. Fortunately for millions of readers, the two quickly make up. Then they commence one of the great literary voyages of our century, set against an immaculately detailed backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This is the place to start – and in all likelihood, you won't be able to stop. 722040 1970 Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Book 1) total:3029|5:1140|4:1119|3:572|2:158|1:40| 3029 12248 4204 509 922003 0007255837 9780007255832 4 4 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922003.Master_and_Commander 5 11 false Tue Mar 25 14:57:06 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 02 09:06:36 -0800 2009 3 ii. I'm at it again, but this time I opened up my Aubrey-Maturin reread by listening. It took a month of commuting, but it was worth the time and the patience, and though I have gleaned no new insights into Master and Commander, my enjoyment of the audio experience was more than fulfilling enough.
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Good story, well told. I'm sure all the nautical stuff is accurate but laid on so heavily that it sometimes obscured the story and characters. And it's the development and relationship of those characters which make...more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 2 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 17:36:35 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 11:13:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 2 false Thu Mar 12 18:18:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 16:13:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8627 0393325172 9780393325171 73 14 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165694589m/8627.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8627.Master_and_Commander 3 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:55:14 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:07:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4 1 false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:04:46 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:53:17 -0800 2009
I think the first thing I appreciated about the book was O'Brian's engaging, yet efficient, style that kept the story moving along ...more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 15 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:58:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:53:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 191 30 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Aug 30 22:35:13 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 22:35:13 -0700 2007
The entire series is a great read for anyone who likes the history of England, or of science, or of naval warfare. It also includes lots of great characters and plot twists. I would not ho...more...]]> 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 191 30 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 5 2 false Fri Feb 01 15:53:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:12:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 922002 0393037010 9780393037012 191 30 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179485380m/922002.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/922002.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Thu Jun 28 20:40:19 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 20:40:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 25 16:32:56 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 16:37:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 883209 0006499155 9780006499152 44 10 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179172903m/883209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883209.Master_and_Commander 4 1 false Fri Aug 31 06:09:58 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 12:34:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jan 13 08:50:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 16:22:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 2 false Tue Mar 11 20:36:07 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 20:54:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 16 09:37:09 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 09:58:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 5 1 false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 19:24:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 06:48:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 77430 0393307050 9780393307054 2639 433 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746604m/77430.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77430.Master_and_Commander 4 1 false Thu Jan 03 06:50:08 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 06:55:31 -0800 2008
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