A review by bdhoffmeister
The Hundred Days by Patrick O'Brian

3.0

Like all the Aubrey-Maturin novels, The Hundred Days took me a little bit to get into with its very particular language style and nautical jargon. O'Brian's matter-of-fact storytelling works against the story through a lot of the first two-thirds of the book, underplaying some things that should be emotional (Stephen's reaction to Diana's death) or dramatic (Stephen and Jacob's mission to find the Dey of Algiers). The final battle, however, is riveting and cinematic, making me continue to wish they had made more movies out of this series. Overall, not my favorite of O'Brian's, but still enjoyable.