{"id":373,"date":"2005-11-21T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2005-11-22T03:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog-test\/?p=373"},"modified":"2005-11-21T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2005-11-22T03:00:24","slug":"obrian_03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog\/2005\/11\/obrian_03\/","title":{"rendered":"O’Brian, Patrick: (03) H.M.S. Surprise (audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve heard the third of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin novels, H.M.S. Surprise<\/cite><\/strong>, cited as the point where the series really comes together. I don’t know that I can speak to that; it seems smoother to me, in that its land-based plot isn’t just a big lump at the beginning, but on the other hand, we no longer need to be introduced to those land-based characters. However, to the extent that these assessments are based on Stephen’s expanded role in the plot, I think it’s fair: it’s necessary for the overall balance of the series that Stephen be more than just the sidekick along for the ride, which is accomplished nicely here.<\/p>\n

I remembered basically nothing of this book but the sloth (which Patrick Tull pronounces “slowth”; is it just the animal that’s pronounced that way, or the sin too?). I don’t know how I could have forgotten various events, but that just goes to show that audio is really the best way for me to first experience these.<\/p>\n

A spoiler-filled post follows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve heard the third of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin novels, H.M.S. Surprise, cited as the point where the series really comes together. I don’t know that I can speak to that; it seems smoother to me, in that its land-based plot isn’t just a big lump at the beginning, but on the other hand, we no … <\/p>\n

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