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Title: Disappointed with O'Brian's "Post Captain"
Review: I found Patrick O'Brian's "Post Captain" to be a plodding and literary "dense" read. I spent more time trying to decipher the archaic prose and search for sailing terminology definitions, then actually reading and enjoying the book. Also much of the "action" took place on land - another detraction from a high seas naval adventure. Much more readable and enjoyable are C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels that will transfer the reader to the age of "wooden ships and iron men" without the ponderous wording or having to master the British Seamanship Rules of Sailing Terminology.Glad I borrowed O'Brian from the local library... and was not out any money! Beat to quarters... but steer clear of this one!
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