The Far Side of the World (Book 10)

by Patrick O'Brian
The Far Side of the World (Book 10)  
published April 1992 by W. W. Norton & Company
first published 1984
binding Paperback
isbn 0393308626   (isbn13: 9780393308624)
pages 366
description Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for Cape Horn, determined to intercept an American frigate before it can wreak havoc on the British whaling trade. As al...more
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04-19-07



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Siria
06/05/07

bookshelves: 20th-century, british-fiction, historical-fiction
Read in October, 2005
Yet another intensely satisfying installment in the series. It's one of the books of the series least capable of standing by itself, both because it is intricately bound up with nine previous books full of characters and events, and because, as with the rest of the Aubrey-Maturin books, it functions much more as a chapter within a longer saga than as an individual novel. The pacing is certainly much different than one would normally expect from a novel; it takes them 200 pages to leave port in o...more
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SCIENCEFICTION SQRL
bookshelves: 100-books-2008, allfred, aubrey-maturin, fiction, mundanes
Read in February, 2008
recommends it for: armchair sailors
O'Brian's on top form with this novel--I could hardly put it down. Surprise is sent to intercept American frigate Norfolk, whose mission is to harry British whalers in the Southern Pacific--and not in the Greenpeace fashion. Surprise is struck by lightning, there's murders, chases, shipwrecks and more. Fantastic!

Christmas present (2007).
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K.ty
03/07/08

Read in March, 2008
Got this second hand, didn't realize it was in the very middle of the series. Now I have to decided whether I should read the rest starting from here or from the beginning.

The first half was mostly slice-of-life about a naval ship, then more excitement in the second half. Primarily man-against-the-elements rather than man-against-man, which surprised me, but I'm not complaining.

Contains pleasant amounts of manliness and male bonding.
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Julian
08/25/07

bookshelves: novels
Read in November, 2006
Really enjoyable - had a slow start when I began it once before, but picked it up again as I began commuting. The history's interesting but not overbearing, and the storytelling is really fun. I got this one free with cereal, but I'm sure I'll look up more of the series when my mind needs to flee from public transport to the adventurous seas of a different time.
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Kate
03/06/08

Read in March, 2008
(Maturin got Diana to marry him. Yay! I hope my local library fills in some of the gaps in its collection so I find out how that happened.)
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Kendra
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08/03/08

The doctor gets to see the natural wonders of the Galapagos and Capt. Aubrey finally looks to be headed home to a better financial situation.
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Kimberly
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08/31/08

Once again, great book, however too much detail to keep me awake on the boats.
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Jess
07/15/08

bookshelves: read-part-of-it
Read in July, 2008
I just couldn't get into this book, but I LOVED the movie.
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Monissa
bookshelves: 100_books_for_2008
Read in February, 2008

This is a weird one.

Very slow at the beginning too.
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Inge-marie
Inge-marie is currently reading it
07/28/08

bookshelves: currently-reading
loving the deserted on a desert island part.
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Mary
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12/11/07

Read in December, 2007
This is no. 10 in the best series ever!
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Jerome
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11/24/07

Read in November, 2007
recommends it for: those who have read and liked all the previous books of the series.
Nothing at all like the movie.
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Linda
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10/29/07

Trying to get through this one.
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Anna
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04/19/08

The ending is incredible!
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avg rating (all editions): 4.31 (414 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 4.27 (358 ratings)
number of reviews: 14






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