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Master and Commander: Aubrey/Maturin series
Master and Commander: Aubrey/Maturin series | Patrick O’Brian
Set sail for the read of your life ... Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now, for the first time, they are available in electronic book format, so a whole new generation of readers can be swept away on the adventure of a lifetime. Master and Commander is the first of Patrick O’Brian’s now famous Aubrey/Maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. It establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey RN and Stephen Maturin, who becomes his secretive ship’s surgeon and an intelligence agent. It contains all the action and excitement which could possibly be hoped for in a historical novel, but it also displays the qualities which have put O’Brian far ahead of any of his competitors: his depiction of the detail of life aboard a Nelsonic man-of-war, of weapons, food, conversation and ambience, of the landscape and of the sea. O’Brian’s portrayal of each of these is faultless and the sense of period throughout is acute. His power of characterisation is above all masterly. This brilliant historical novel marked the dιbut of a writer who grew into one of our greatest novelists ever, the author of what Alan Judd, writing in the Sunday Times, has described as ‘the most significant extended story since Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time’.
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Therewillbebooks
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Did an episode on The Wager. We talked scurvy, old timey wooden ships, and whether it'd be okay for Jerry Jones to press gang Tom Brady out of retirement.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C6qxwj0c4CJPNJsiUMCgy?si=sSTl1vC0S5i8kIQB2vern...

BkClubCare πŸ€£πŸˆβš“οΈ 3mo
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rwmg
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Mehso-so

Jack Aubrey invites Stephen Maturin to become his ship's doctor/surgeon in 1800.

It is certainly a steep learning curve as the author makes no concessions to readers' ignorance of naval terminology and practice of the period. There were definitely times when I had no idea what was going on. it certainly throws into relief how much other authors play down the strangeness of the past.

#BookedInTime
@dabbe
@Cuilin

Cuilin My dad is a huge fan of these and as a shanty man he‘s done his research. He loves the detail but you‘re correct the arcane descriptions make it a challenging read. France/Napoleonic Era βœ…πŸŽ‰ 12mo
Ruthiella I agree, there‘s a lot of terminology that went right over my head. But still, I really enjoyed it and while I didn‘t understand every detail, the battle scenes were taut and thrilling. 12mo
dabbe On the spreadsheet! 🀩 12mo
Deblovestoread I am struggling with this one a bit. Think I will switch from audio to print and see if that helps. 12mo
rwmg @Deblovestoread I cannot imagine reading this as an audiobook 12mo
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rwmg
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"The music-room in the Governor‘s House at Port Mahon, a tall, handsome, pillared octagon, was filled with the triumphant first movement of Locatelli‘s C major quartet."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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rwmg
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dabbe 🀩🀩🀩 12mo
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Deblovestoread
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#BookedinTime

Not set in France but have wanted to read Master and Commander for a long time. Maybe I‘ll get half credit πŸ˜‚

@Cuilin

ChaoticMissAdventures This was the first book I thought of with the prompt, I have never read it, but it looks great, and I totally think it counts. 13mo
Ruthiella I think at some point in the book Aubrey boards a French ship, which is technically France. πŸ˜ƒ I can‘t think of a better book/series about the naval side of the Napoleonic Wars. πŸ‘ 13mo
Cuilin @Deblovestoread @ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella Ahoy, as the daughter of a shanty man this receives full credit!! My dad loves this whole series. Enjoy. (edited) 13mo
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rwmg @DebLovestoRead @Cuilin @dabbe I was thinking about this book but then decided it wouldn't count. Glad to see now that it does. 13mo
Cuilin @rwmg absolutely πŸ’― 13mo
dabbe On the spreadsheet! 🀩 13mo
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Ruthiella
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#12Booksin2021

This was a re-read,and I meant to go directly on to the second book...oops... but it‘s on the TBR for 2022. Still, I really enjoyed this revisit. Knowing I wouldn‘t understand all the nautical terms allowed me to relax and just appreciate the adventure of it all. And it is riveting. Even though I remembered what happened in general, I was holding my breath for those tense moments when Captain Aubrey and crew were in peril.

LeahBergen Yes, I‘ve been telling myself to read more of the series this year, too! 3y
Ruthiella @LeahBergen Well, I‘ve got book one down twice now. Only 19 more to go! πŸ˜† 3y
Andrew65 Great series, I need to progress this series this year. 3y
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Ruthiella @Andrew65 Nice to know you are also a fan! 3y
Andrew65 @Ruthiella I also love the Hornblower series by CS Forester which I re-read in 2021. 3y
Ruthiella @Andrew65 I have toyed with reading Hornblower books too. Especially since I hear they have a lot less sailing jargon in β€˜em. πŸ˜† 3y
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LeahBergen
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Day 4 of #20Series20Days : a series that I love but still need to finish!

#Top20Series

Ruthiella Another excellent choice! 4y
MsMelissa This series will be featured on my feed over the course of the 20 days ☺️ 4y
TrishB Another gorgeous set of books 😁 4y
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Cathythoughts How lovely! I‘m seeking out the first one now .... πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈ 4y
Cathythoughts Oh I think tagged book is the first one πŸ‘πŸ»β€οΈ 4y
Andrew65 I‘ve only read the first one. 4y
MayJasper I love his books 4y
andrew61 Great photo. I've read 3 and have had the fourth for several years. They are books i enjoyed when i read so might dig out hms Mauritius soon. There was a discussion about him on the TLS podcast a month or so ago and he sounded like a very complicated character. 4y
Leftcoastzen OMG ! I used to work at a Maritime museum bookstore.I sold SO many of these! Have not read them though 4y
LeahBergen @Ruthiella @TrishB @Cathythoughts @Andrew65 @MayJasper They‘re rollicking good reads. 😊 4y
LeahBergen @Book_Fiend_Melissa I predicted that it would. πŸ˜† 4y
LeahBergen @andrew61 I think I‘ve read the first 8? πŸ€” I‘ll check out that podcast. Thanks! 4y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen I bet that was a GREAT job! 😍 4y
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AllisonM89
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Mehso-so

Mixed feelings about this one. Strong characters and plot, but some terribly boring "ship speak" throughout.

#doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
#bookspinbingo
Square 20 βœ”οΈ

TheAromaofBooks We all know I'm against abridged editions, but sometimes I think an exception could be made for books full of boat chatter! πŸ˜‚ 4y
AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks there's a part early on when the surgeon gets a tour of the ship and i almost called it quits! It went in FOREVER and was nothing more than entirely too many pages of ship terminology πŸ˜‚ 4y
AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks *also against abridged editions* 4y
MsMelissa I have a lexicon that I bought to go along with reading the series. It helped me tremendously until I got used to the jargon. 4y
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AllisonM89
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Currently reading: Master and Commander
Up next: Mexican Gothic
Star Daughter
Dream Weaver

MsMelissa I love this series!! 4y
AllisonM89 @Book_Fiend_Melissa I've been meaning to get around to it for years... 4y
CrowCAH Love this series! 4y
KCofKaysville I love it too. Have read most of them twice. Movie not bad too. 4y
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CrowCAH
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Congrats to Patrick O‘Brian‘s book Master and Commander turning 50!!!

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REPollock
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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1. Patrick O‘ Brian‘s Aubrey/Maturin series
2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
3. Nope
4. I don‘t plan the meals, & the beau is a great cook so all of them?
5. He likes biographies of scientists

@howjessreads #friyayintro

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Nebklvr
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Mehso-so

Read this while glacier watching. If you are into all things nautical, this is the book for you. If you are don‘t know anything about boats or the English Navy, it is a much harder go.

Melissa_J Love this series! I‘m up to book 16. Have put off reading the final books because I don‘t want the series to be over 😒 5y
Nebklvr @Melissa_J wow! That‘s commitment. 5y
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AMVP
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Been a pretty busy week, so I haven't been able to post about last weekend's Literacy Association #booksale .

Have been wanting to get into this series, but the titles can vary in price (have seen some as high as $7), so when I had the opportunity to get a dozen of them at $2 a pop, I leapt at it.

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Fable
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Is it even Summer if you aren‘t reading a book pertaining to the ocean?

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Sunraven
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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#colormepretty Day 9: #blue @sweetkokoro

Blue is my favorite color. πŸ’– And some of these are among my favorite books. Seems appropriate! I Am America (And So Can You) looks rather purpley here, though, doesn‘t it?

#photochallenge

Sweetkokoro DragonSong!!! I love the Harper Hall Trilogy! 5y
Sunraven @Sweetkokoro: The first two are my favorites ... I think I read Dragondrums like once or twice, much later than the other two, and I couldn‘t get into it as easily. Still have a copy for completeness‘ sake, though. 😁 5y
Sweetkokoro Dragondrums was my favorite but I was also so in love with the guy on the cover when I was younger hahaha XD 5y
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Sunraven @Sweetkokoro: Piemur? Or was it the guy specifically on your copy? πŸ˜† I remember liking Piemur a lot, too, but for some reason I ended up being more eh about characters I love when they got their own whole book. Like when Masterharper came out, I think I remember thinking, β€œI liked Robinton better before I knew all of that.” Not sure why it ends up that way, looking back ... Maybe I need to re-read and see if it holds! πŸ˜‰ (edited) 5y
Sweetkokoro Yah Piemur, I always envisioned the guy on the cover was Piemur hahaha XD I don‘t know what it was I just loved him so much. I spent a few months tracking down that specific cover for my collection too just so I could reminisce it haha. 5y
Sunraven @Sweetkokoro: Well, I can‘t point fingers, I‘ve been known to buy just the volumes of a manga that have my favorite character(s) in them, in Japanese so I can read what they actually said in the original, even though I‘m basically illiterate in Japanese. πŸ˜† 5y
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Fable
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What better book for a lake weekend? Admittedly a little unpatriotic, but the film adaptation is my favorite movie of all time~

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Howseldomtheydo
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The Tall Ships are in Buffalo, took this pic from my friends boat! #tbr

TheBookDream Gorgeous! 5y
Howseldomtheydo @TheBookDream Thanks, there are 12 of them docked downtown. It was quite a sight to see them sail in. 5y
eri.reads Lovely pic!! 😍 5y
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Melissa_J Hey @CrowCAH did you see this post? Another tall ship enthusiast πŸ›³ 5y
daniwithtea We are hoping to go see them tomorrow! My husband was part of the crew on a Viking ship last year, seems there might be a few people from that tour on the crew of the longships. 5y
Hoopiefoot I saw them in Philly a few years agoβ€”it was so cool! 5y
Howseldomtheydo @daniwithtea How cool 😎 5y
CrowCAH @Melissa_J πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ˜˜β€οΈβ˜ οΈπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈβš”οΈβš“οΈ ah, I know, they‘re making their way through the Great Lakes! I‘ll be stepping aboard their sleek decks in two weeks when they make port in Bay City, Michigan; I cannot wait!!! (edited) 5y
CarolynM Gorgeous😍 5y
crazyspine Neat! 5y
tracey38 That's awesome 5y
CrowCAH @Howseldomtheydo thank you! 😊 5y
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gingerandjazz
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#riotgrams Day 1: Shelfie.
My much-loved Aubrey-Maturin adventures, looking like candy on the library shelf πŸ“š

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CrowCAH
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#MayMovieMagic #Vindicated
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoJV4NLxqg

I canβ€˜t recall if itβ€˜s this book or the one after, but Jack Aubrey is court marshaled and has to vindicate himself out of a tight spot.

Cinfhen Interesting premise for a series 6y
RohitSawant Fascinating! 6y
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Velvis
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Revisiting. Now with grounding in 18th-19th century nautical terms. Much more enjoyable this time.

mabell Welcome to Litsy! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 6y
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CrowCAH
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#MarchIntoThe70s #AllTheYoungDudes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvNtAVZyOc

The British Navy is where several young dudes were during the Napoleonic war!

Lizpixie πŸ‘β€οΈ 6y
Melissa_J Man I love these book! 6y
Cinfhen I‘m getting @LeahBergen vibes 😁β™₯️ 6y
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LeahBergen @Cinfhen You‘re good! I have the whole 21 volume series. πŸ˜† 6y
Cinfhen Of course, you do❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ @LeahBergen 😘😘 6y
iread2much I was curious about this series after the movie was tending on Twitter. My grandma loved it, but I haven‘t read it. 6y
CrowCAH @LeahBergen wow great collection! I‘m still making my way through the series! 6y
CrowCAH @iread2much definitely great historical reads about the British Navy in the early 1800s! 6y
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UglyOldBat
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Pickpick

This is the first book in a huge, well loved series. It follows the adventures of a Naval captain and his friend, a surgeon, during Napoleon times. Good pick for anyone who likes action with some humour thrown in

#historicalfiction #navy #sea

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UglyOldBat
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Reading this while listening to the Ambient Mixer selection 'On a Ship at Sea'

#perfect

What do you like as background noise when reading?

melissajayne My podcasts 6y
UglyOldBat @melissajayne Ooh which pods do you like? I listen to them falling asleep 6y
melissajayne @abandonallhope Revolutions, British History Podcast, Reading Glasses, In Our Time, Ologies, History of the Great War, The Land of Desire, The Story Behind, Outlander Cast, amongst others. 6y
melissajayne @abandonallhope it really depends on my mood is. 6y
UglyOldBat @melissajayne Nice mix of stuff. I love British History Podcast but hadn't heard of the others, just subscribed to Ologies and Reading Glasses 6y
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ladyonequestion
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Mehso-so

Hmm, not quite sure. I think I found the nautical parts quite difficult to follow, although I am willing to give more of the series a try as I think the characters were interesting.

CrowCAH Keep going, they get better! I know @LeahBergen will agree with me. 6y
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ladyonequestion
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Many a #mtbr πŸ”οΈ to read but I've fallen into a bit of a slump again, so it's weird choices again. Found this on Scribd, meant to read it since reading a Guardian article by a woman who was more of a Jane Austen reader but thought the books were really good.

aquariusnat You are not alone ! Every Summer I seem to fall into a slump . Don't know why . 6y
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Temger09
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β€œBut you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either my country, right or wrong, which is infamous, or my country is always right, which is imbecile.”

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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April, 1800. Minorca. Jack Aubrey has just been given command of a sloop, the Sophie, and met his hetero life-mate Dr Maturin. Due to β€œGoldilocks” Aubrey‘s gleeful (and in some way I can‘t put my finger on, extremely endearing) greed and cleverness he racks up an impressive number of wins against the French and Spanish. Then loses everything. Luckily there are many many more books to go.

Loved these guys and the flair of O‘Brian‘s writing.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Y‘know @shareyourghost I found myself thinking often that this could easily be turned into a wacky buddy comedy that was still a loyal adaptation. The audio narrator was solid but made everyone sound much older than their actual ages. (edited) 7y
LeahBergen Aubrey and Maturin are totally my β€œbook boyfriends”. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ 7y
Itchyfeetreader My husband adores these books. His best Christmas gift last year was a guide to al the places and battles ! 7y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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And now for something completely different on audio...

I started listening to this while packing my kiddo‘s lunchbox for tomorrow and those were some ultra-charming character introductions right there.

twohectobooks I am only two books into this series but I already love it so much. 7y
LeahBergen It‘s such a great series. I think my next one up is # 8? 7y
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CrowCAH
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#BookishTimeTravel

1. The Golden Age of Sail; think late 1700s and early 1800s or the Napoleonic War or Regency era.

2. I would love to visit England; a super power that‘s been around for ages!

3. The tagged book is the first in the Aubrey and Maturin series.

(PS. I love the graphic)

Melissa_J I like all of your answers πŸ‘πŸ» 7y
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nomadreader
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Eerily accurate (and so fun!) Thanks, http://www.16personalities.com (and the Litsy post I clicked on to take me there!)

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PiratesAndPixieDust
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My favorite movie of all time. And then, just last year, I found out it was based on a book! And then. Oh AND THEN! I found out it's not *a* book, but a TWENTY-ONE book series!
Reading (and listening to) book one brought me right back into my favorite story, except now there's more details, more backstory, more jokes. There was a lot of jargon, to be sure, but I love Stephen Maturin almost as much as Rhy Maresh, so... I lived with it :P

dreams_in_blue I cannot wait to read this one!! 7y
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AceOnRoam
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Today marks my 12 month anniversary of living on our yacht SV Roam! To honour the occasion starting today and on the 4th of each month I will be reading one Master and Commander book until I get through the series.

Land ho! In the background you can see the southern toes of Italy's coastline and I am on night watch. It's also a bit nippy out, looking forward to getting the βš“ down later today!
#ReadingOnRoam
#LiveOnABoat

Redwritinghood πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰β›΅οΈβ›΅οΈ 7y
LeahBergen How wonderful (and I'm LOVING my own reading of this series - I think I have # 7 coming up soon?) 7y
TrishB Wow πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ 7y
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AceOnRoam Thanks ladies, it's been amazing so far! @Redwritinghood @LeahBergen @TrishB 7y
Ms_T Amazing! 7y
AceOnRoam Yes @Ms_T we are grateful everyday for this opportunity πŸ™ 7y
ReadingEnvy What a wonderful way to live! Do you have any place where you blog or post pictures? 7y
BookBabe I second what @ReadingEnvy said! 7y
AceOnRoam Thanks @ReadingEnvy and @BookBabe I sometimes post to Facebook @svroam 7y
readinginthedark ❀️😍😍😍 7y
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Vansa
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Contribution 3 to @bookriot #Riotgrams October challenge-books with 3 word titles. A book (and movie) I love, Patrick O'Brian's rollicking adventure of buccaneering on the high seas!

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GinEyre22
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Catching up on #fallintobooks : Day 4, Occupation in the title

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LeahBergen
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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A shelf of "Tan" for @shawnmooney ?

#BookColorTag

TrishB How lovely πŸ’“ 7y
Simona Nice tan! 7y
batsy Very nice! Is that one whole series? 7y
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LeahBergen @TrishB @Simona Thanks! 😘 7y
LeahBergen @batsy Thanks! Yes, it is. I've only read the first six so far. πŸ˜„ 7y
Melissa_J Oh, you know I love this one 😊 I'd love hardcover editions of the series. 7y
LeahBergen @Melissa_J I love that you're a fan, too. 😘 7y
sisilia 😱the whole series!! My bestie recommended these to me since ages ago but I haven't read any 😢 7y
LeahBergen @sisilia They're addictive. πŸ˜„ 7y
MrBook You're so awesome!!!!!! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘ŒπŸ» 7y
AceOnRoam Gorgeous. I'll catch up to you soon maybe. Did you say # 7? 7y
LeahBergen @AceOnRoam Thanks! And yes, # 7 (The Surgeon's Mate) is the next one up for me in the series (I just ran and checked πŸ˜†). 7y
AceOnRoam I'll be reading it in April! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @LeahBergen The first one was so good! @shareyourghost Check out this set! 7y
LeahBergen @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Are you going to continue on with the series? I saw this set (almost complete) at a secondhand bookshop and bought the first two. I read them and immediately went back with several bags of books to trade in so I could buy the rest. πŸ˜‚ I only had to hunt down 2 or 3 others to complete the set. I‘m so in love with Aubrey and Maturin that I don‘t want to finish the series! 7y
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HardcoverHearts
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Here is my progress in the #litsyreadingchallenge2017 . I suspect I will complete the down the middle column before any of the others. I love these reading challenges.

MrBook Wow! You are cruisin'! 8y
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HardcoverHearts
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Oh boy- I could not possible go any further outside my normal comfort zone than this book! But I have always been curious about this series, so why not...

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RAR
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian

I have never yet known a man admit that he was either rich or asleep. (Stephen Maturin) πŸ’€πŸ’²

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I have had such a sickening of men in masses, and of causes, that I wouldn't cross this room to reform Parliament or prevent the Union or to bring about the Millennium. I speak only for myself, mind - it is my own truth alone - but man as part of a movement or a crowd is indifferent to me. He is inhuman .... The only feelings I have - for what they are - are for men as individuals; my loyalties, such as they may be, are to private persons alone.

RAR I'm going through the entire series for probably the fourth time, but this time on audio. Patrick Tull reads them *perfectly.* 8y
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Martyn_J_Pass
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This is my AWESOME hardback version of 'Master and Commander' but I've never come across this kind of paper cutting before. Is it intentional, my LITSY friends, or is it a major error in printing?? It makes the book look older than it is, which is great, but is it meant to be like this? I've never seen it before...

the_hibernator I've seen cutting like that before. Always assumed it was purposeful. 8y
Martyn_J_Pass @the_hibernator Yeah, it looks it but I just wasn't sure. It's a great effect lol 8y
Well-ReadNeck Purposeful. It's called a deckle edge. 8y
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Martyn_J_Pass @Well-ReadNeck Thanks! New word learned ha ha ha 8y
Martyn_J_Pass @Well-ReadNeck That blog just made me love this book even more!!! 8y
ReadingOver50 @Well-ReadNeck that was an interesting article. You can count me among the people who do not like a deckled edge. 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Yes! On purpose! Hank Green (of vlogbrothers) mentions it in his epic book rant (which I just rewatched πŸ˜‚πŸ˜) https://youtu.be/eBPAJERpn6Q 8y
Martyn_J_Pass @ReadingOver50 I love it but it does sound like the Hebrew word for a certain part of the male anatomy... 8y
Well-ReadNeck @ReadingOver50 I'm with you!! 8y
Well-ReadNeck @thegirlwiththelibrarybag THAT IS AN AWESOME VIDEO! ?? "if it's more expensive to make a book that's harder to read, maybe don't do that" ? (edited) 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Well-ReadNeck, my favourite part is when he goes "this is the worst thing on my bookshelf" ? about the inconsistent number placement on a series of graphic novels... I don't mind a deckled edge, personally. 8y
Well-ReadNeck @thegirlwiththelibrarybag YES!! That triggers my inner OCD. 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Well-ReadNeck, or when all the books in a series are not the same height but are of the same edition and publisher AND when an author takes forever to finish a series and the books go through several cover redesigns 😱 8y
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LeahBergen
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My #FirstEverLitsyPost. I'm going to allow myself to read a couple more in the series soon. βš“οΈβš“οΈβš“οΈ #Booktober

BethFishReads Love these books 8y
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utterKATEness
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#booktober Day 6: #FullOfAdventure Swashbucklers, sword fights and tall ships are my weakness. βš“οΈβ›΅οΈβš” #adventurebooks (major shoutout to Sam for hand making the Jack Sparrow doll!)

LeahBergen Yes!!! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ 8y
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The fun of Patrick O'Brian is maps. Maps you seek out, maps you create in your mind, maps Jack uses. You need a map to enjoy fully the battle of the 300. It's included in Gates of Fire. #septphotochallenge #mapsinbook 3 tumbs up for both. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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#booksnearthesea #somethingforseptember my holiday is over so back to work πŸ™ less time for reading and Litsy. This book has been on my tbr list since I saw the movie. One of these days I'll read it. πŸ˜€

Martyn_J_Pass My favourite book series of all time! An acquired taste though... 8y
LeahBergen I LOVE this series but you almost need to read the first couple to really get into the flow of it. I hope you enjoy it! 8y
Otherworld_Library I've never read it either but I love the movie!!!! 8y
Dragon Thanks @The_Bear @LeahBergen thanks for the heads up. I'll look for the next two books at the next book sale 8y
Dragon Thanks @Otherworld_Library it sounds like it'll be a good book series. I agree with you about the movie πŸŽ₯ 8y
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Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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(Book sale haul 2- eclectic)
I love me some Aubrey/ Maturin. Also Wild West Holmes, Bernard Shaw (hands down my fav playwright; I have multiple copies of all his plays), and a collection of plays by Wasserstein, Norman, Churchill & more. This is a very me pile of books. Jasper also approves.

WanderingBookaneer Jasper looks like our Tricky! 8y
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