A review by andrew_j_r
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

4.0

It took a while for me to get into this, the prose style is (presumably) deliberately old fashioned and the author assumes that you know your 19th century shipping terminology. There is a three page description quite early on of the sails and ropes on the ship, which uses jargon throughout and just meant nothing to me! Get this man an editor! However, as you progress through the book you get used to the style and actually it is genuinely exciting in places. Will definitely read the next book in the series... in a while! 3.5/5