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Originally Posted by CRussel
The Aubrey/Maturin books build and grow. I can re-read Master and Commander now and find new things in it, but I enjoyed it even the first time. But the series grows and keeps getting better
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Originally Posted by issybird
I have to second this. Post Captain, the next book, is better than M&C. That said, and again in agreement with Charlie, I was delighted by Master and Commander. If you really don't like it, this is probably not the series for you. No point in butting your head against a wall; there are too many books to love out there.
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I will certainly finish this one but unless it grabs my attention a little more than it has so far (33%) I won't continue the series, at least not right away. It is unusual for me to put down a book in the middle of a fight or battle and only come back to it a day later but that is exactly what I did last night. I had to get off the train in the middle of the first battle and I didn't care enough to even finish the scene when I got home. Normally I would finish the chapter or at least the scene before heading to bed in the evening if not while sitting in my car waiting for it to warm up.