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Title: It doesn't matter how often you read it...
Review: ...there's still something to discover. For example, on my most recent reading I was especially moved by the scene where Maturin goes to the opera and sees Diana "on display"; his feelings for her utterly change, and his devastation is so great that he sits in the empty theatre until being told to leave by the janitors.The last time I read the series right through, I was struck by how O'Brian touches on practically every aspect of life. That richness comes into full bloom in Post Captain, which at the moment I am tempted to regard as the best book in the series -- until I reread the next one!I do have to admit, though, that the travelling bear episode is over the top, a rare lapse of good judgment on O'Brian's part.
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