The truelove

by

256 pages

English language

Published May 11, 1992 by W.W. Norton.

ISBN:
9780393031096
OCLC Number:
25051419

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3 stars (1 review)

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3 stars

I think O'Brian has written himself into a corner. The lead characters, the ones we really care about, are too settled. As a result, all of the interpersonal tension in this book focuses on secondary characters, and a lot of the action takes place in stories that one character tells to another, rather than in the main narrative.

Subjects

  • Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Maturin, Stephen (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Ship physicians -- Fiction.
  • Ship captains -- Fiction.
  • Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction.