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Narration is unbelievably good

Revisado: 02-18-25

I loved Clavell’s exploration of moralistic values in a Japanese POW camp with stellar writing just as good as Shogun & Taipan.

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unbelievably good narration

Revisado: 01-12-25

This is a fun journey that provides cultural immersion into early 17th century Japan via superb historical fiction. Excellent book complemented by a superb performance!

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Monotone

Revisado: 12-17-24

Several interesting destroyer events, but mostly a boring, disjointed, monotone war diary with an endless list of ship & personnel credits. Would have benefited from heavy editing and condensing in half. Glad to be finished.

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Hero Worship of a Few Ohio Pioneers

Revisado: 06-17-24

Interesting pioneering tales of frontier life in Ohio, the “West” of the early 19th century, but excessive detail about a few early settlers who went no further than Marietta, Ohio. Dragged on with adoration of those “heroic” settlers because they displayed Christian values, truth, justice, and the American Way.

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Should be titled “UNFINISHED”. Disappointing!

Revisado: 05-20-24

Incomplete due to the author’s death very early on in the book during building plot tension. The narrative then picks up as a short stories many years earlier & later in Hornblower’s career unrelated to the original story. This book is consequently disordered, disappointing, & overpriced. Not recommended unless a freebie.

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Fun!

Revisado: 05-02-24

Written in 1835 the period lends significant authenticity to this novel about a midshipman growing to maturity during the age sailing ships. Interestingly, the author made a couple of guffaws which the narrator pointed out.

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Delivers a punch!

Revisado: 04-24-24

Whew! Quite a powerful short story! Set in 1997 aboard a English war ship this story about a an able seaman held appeal to me as an aficionado of sailing ships & its crews. This fiction occurs in that labile period shortly after the English Navy mutinies & not long before Nelson’s feats. I found it necessary to plow through excessive descriptive sentences characteristic of the writing style of Melville’s time but after all the characters were developed the storyline smooths out to become a gripping tale that I won’t soon forget. 

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Exceptionally well researched 

Revisado: 04-22-24

Superb. Excellent history of events leading to Trafalgar, its aftermath, but also the an extensive discussion of the sailing vessels, & its crews in that period. Diaries of multiple officers & men lent unusual authenticity & perspective.

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A 200 year old account

Revisado: 04-13-24

Hero worship written only 8 years after Nelson’s death in 1805 in the literary style of that period. Interesting tidbits but the story lacks the objectivity of a contemporary biography. Timeline was hard to follow because the 1813 author failed to provide the year of events.

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Easy to understand translation

Revisado: 03-28-24

Superb translation & narrative performance of an otherwise challenging classic. Moreover, this is an excellent audible book covering all genres. I recall struggling through a hard to understand translation of the Iliad many years ago in high school, so procrastinated starting this listen for many months. This translation, however, turned out to be fun, exciting, and easy to comprehend. The introduction was helpful but would have benefited by being cut in half.

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