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336 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781405936910
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 14 June 2018
Description
May, 1810 - and thirty-nine-year-old Captain Horatio Hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line . . .Though the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland is 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy' and a crew shortage means he mus...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
tense 31%
inspiring 15%
emotional 10%
informative 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 40% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating
336 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781405936910
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 14 June 2018
Description
May, 1810 - and thirty-nine-year-old Captain Horatio Hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line . . .Though the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland is 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy' and a crew shortage means he mus...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
tense 31%
inspiring 15%
emotional 10%
informative 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 40% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
No: 64% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating