tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516130667487251519.post6255202573607178349..comments2009-12-28T18:59:34.777-05:00Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280772781662081867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516130667487251519.post-24069813262497659702009-12-28T18:59:34.777-05:002009-12-28T18:59:34.777-05:00I actually appreciate the Maturin character and I believe that's one of the redeeming aspects of the series. Once Lucky Jack gets on dry land it seems the story's flounder and I have a hard time getting back into the story again. I'm rambling now and I'm going to stop. I do appreciate your comments and I'm glad to see there are others that appreciate this genre of book as much as I enjoy them, regardless of the authors.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280772781662081867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516130667487251519.post-25508843127170327852009-12-28T18:55:31.780-05:002009-12-28T18:55:31.780-05:00You've hit the main thought right on the button. That's what I love about the Kent series. It follows the main character, like the Hornblower books, right through retirement and the family taking up where the main character leaves off with a different set of 'adventures' following the historic time-lines given. I never liked the way Aubrey always skips out on his debtors with a flair since this would have been looked down on by the Admiralty of the time and not conducive to a successful naval career in the proper British Navy of the era. I don't know, it just makes him look like a person that writes bad checks and runs away with a smile on their face afterwards.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280772781662081867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516130667487251519.post-21477544101224071392009-12-28T15:56:00.589-05:002009-12-28T15:56:00.589-05:00jeeze, I've read the Aubrey/Maturin series at least three times, each time enjoying it more. I've not read the series you mention, but I can't understand why the O'Brien series would be difficult to get into. Perhaps the Maturin figure (ship's surgeon and Admiralty spy) is a bit too dry (there is some great humor, though). I thought it gave a nice texture to the whole of life for naval officers during that time, not just firing cannon, boarding, then hacking and slashing.TONYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507467347796031412noreply@blogger.com