Left on Read: Master and Commander
November and Riley read the first in Patrick O'Brian's Aubery-Maturin series, and what follows is just under an hour of November and Riley loudly loving the first novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubery-Maturin series for its painterly writing, obsession with mundane-seeming detail, and disdain for swashbuckling tales of derring-do... among other things!
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I enjoyed Maturin's warning that men like Jack are prone to spontaneously dying while running too hard on land. That was the actual historical cause of death for the uncle of Captain Morgan (yes, the rum guy), who "being a corpulent man... pursued over earnestly the enemy on a hot day, so that he surfeited and suddenly died".
Ya I'm at reverse of a metal now and love how the characters have developed to almost be a parody of the natural tropes in genre fiction.
I read these in my teens and early twenties and thought they were fun adventures. I'm realizing so much of the commentary and language went over my head
I picked up a paper book for the first time in a while based on your earlier shilling. Didn't put it down until Isaac Wilson and then only because I died.
November, if you're also autistic and love boats, may I suggest you look into Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts? Great episode. Loved it. Gonna go check out the books after bouncing off Horatio Hornblower.
Dad bod Jack Aubrey
So Jack Aubrey was basically an Anime protagonist before it was cool?
this was great I know it wouldn't be anything like as enjoyable but I think this sort of episode format might fit well with the Flemming Bond novels
I am one of the three listeners who hasn't read the book or seen the movie, but I totally get it now knowing that the main characters are basically Kirk spock and McCoy.
One must always choose the lesser of two caganers
I paused in the middle of this episode to go check out the audiobook on my library app because I had to know if I could handle the narrator. Nova I am SO sold on the language use. 10/10 book advertisement y’all
If you get into the audio books, make sure you get the ones narrated by Patrick Tull.
Thank you November for being a similar kind of freak to me. I do have 3d friends but you are my bestest parasocial buddy.
The bit about good news was like, what's this going to be?... Oh yeah, the precise experience of getting onto my PhD.
I listened to the audiobook of this knowing yous were going to do it, and I haven't stopped at the first one, what a great series so far. So thanks November for the recommendation, I'm really enjoying them.
How did you only do 52 minutes????
Because there is not a moment to be lost.