The Thirteen Gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian is another (#13) in the stories of Captain Jack Aubrey a fictitious British sea captain. I picked this audio book up from the library to listen to during trips to and from the office
Started: 8/15/2011
Completed: 10/12/2011
Recommendation: Beach book
Recommended By: Nobody, but I did enjoy one other of O'Brian's novels.
Review:
This book is largely an action novel with a little bit of spice in the characters of the Captain and the Doctor. Their relationship is explored but as this is such a small part of a much larger series, it is only incrementally addressed. It was OK as a listen on a trip or something like that, but I wouldn't put the time in for reading, I don't think. There are lots of "lulls" between the "storms" and so the action is clearly segmented into regular routines. Lots of ropes are left in an untidy mess at the end of the book as the next book is clearly in the offing.
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