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Old 06-08-2005, 10:30 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Master and Commander

Has anyone else read this book and the others in the series? I am reading them now and think they are TERRIFIC! It was a good movie but the books are great stories. Kind of hard to get used to the ole English writing style but worth the time.
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I haven't read the book, but the movie has put me to sleep three times.
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I haven't read the book, but the movie has put me to sleep three times.
Not into action/adventure type stuff huh? It kind of a guys movie. The books are better.
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Not into action/adventure type stuff huh? It kind of a guys movie. The books are better.

Actually, I am into action adventure movies. I loved the Horatio Hornblower series. M & C just put me to sleep.
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I plan on reading the Horatio Hornblower series next. They don't have the video series at Blockbuster. Did you catch it on TV or rent it somewhere? I haven't checked the library yet.
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I plan on reading the Horatio Hornblower series next. They don't have the video series at Blockbuster. Did you catch it on TV or rent it somewhere? I haven't checked the library yet.
I watched it on A&E, and you can order it from the A&E web site. You can rent it from netflix. I would imagine you can get it from amazon.com, too.
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I've been meaning to join netflix. This is a good reason to get it done. Thanks
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Has anyone else read this book and the others in the series? I am reading them now and think they are TERRIFIC! It was a good movie but the books are great stories. Kind of hard to get used to the ole English writing style but worth the time.
I did not know there were books. Who's the author?
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I did not know there were books. Who's the author?
There 20-1/2 books (he died in the middle of writing the 21st one) by Patrick O'Brian, covering the life and times of the fictional characters Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin.
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