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

4.0

I read the very first "Master and Commander" a long time ago and do not really remember much. But after watching "The Far Side of the World" with a very cute Russel Crowe as Jack Aubrey, I had to have another go. The first 30 pages or so were a bit slow going - I had to get used to the old fashioned writing style. But once that did not throw me anymore, I had a good time. Not quite Hornblower, but close. I loved the naval battles. Quite a lot of quirkiness as well, especially when Maturin turns into a bird-watcher.

Very readable, not just a swashbuckling adventure, but with a lot of depth and character development.