pickThe American naval war during the American Revolution wasn‘t fought by a navy (excluding the French Navy), but by privateers who saw profit in securing a percentage of the cargo of any British ship taken. This book details the story of those privateers, their successes and the failures. An interesting book. Signed copy.
I‘ve never been a huge fan of Melville‘s work BUT I‘ve never read any of his short stories which are supposed to be excellent. So, here goes. Let‘s see if these change my opinion…
#ReadingOnTheTrain #OutAndAbout
pickThird in the Aubrey-Maturin series - I loved it. Jack finally gets a command and is commissioned to sail to the Malay Peninsula, first stopping in India. There‘s espionage, romance, bromance, a naval battle, a duel at dawn, tragic death, sudden squalls, the literal doldrums…just fantastic.
#SeriesLove24
#pop24 - published under a pen name
#The52BookClub24 - features the ocean
I‘m bailing. Hate to do it, but since looking at the excellent books I read in January I don‘t want to lose that streak of excellence just starting off in February. This book is dry as dirt. There‘s a shipwreck but it‘s not as dire as it makes out. They‘re on an island with a constant food source (sea lions) and ability to build shelter. If it weren‘t cast as so life-threatening then maybe it‘d be ok. But the attempt at drama is poor. ⬇️
I‘ve started my first book for #NewZealand #foodandlit #readingOceania2024 @Catsandbooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2023
so-soI really liked the first part where we were following the story in real time. I lost some interest in the descriptions of what other people thought happened in the following 50 years.
Already reading for Riverbend Books standing orders. This one is a #marchrso2024. #currentlyreading #fantasy #sirens #romance #quests #nautical Have managed to avoid many of the siren books, but I suspect this one is similar. Plus a #treefern #summerholidays #readingandreviewing #noschool
Sorry this is a little bit late.
Here are my plans:
📚finish Half-Blood Prince & Last Mission to Tokyo
📚read The Bookbinder & Bloodletting and miraculous cures
#novelnovember
so-soJack Aubrey invites Stephen Maturin to become his ship's doctor/surgeon in 1800.
It is certainly a steep learning curve as the author makes no concessions to readers' ignorance of naval terminology and practice of the period. There were definitely times when I had no idea what was going on. it certainly throws into relief how much other authors play down the strangeness of the past.
#BookedInTime
@dabbe
@Cuilin
