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A carregar... Ship of the Line (Hornblower Saga (Paperback)) (original 1926; edição 1985)por C. S. Forester (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. The second novel written in C.S. Forester's magnificent Horatio Hornblower series (though it's the 8th in chronology -- how in the world did Forester write 11 Hornblower books in non-chronological order? Wow.) This one, like all of the others, is a joyous, adventuresome read. It hasn't so much plot as some, being mainly the recounting of events in the course of one sailing mission, but that doesn't keep it from being a terrific reading experience. Its surprising ending has me scrambling to find the next volume in the series. If you've never read a Hornblower book, grab "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" and start there. If you like (or even if you don't like) seafaring adventure, you will fall in love with these books. Forester (who also wrote "The African Queen," among many other books) writes with great clarity and dry wit. This is one of the best of the series. ( ) Summary: Hornblower finally gets a big ship to command and knows what to do with it. Things I liked: The way the character sizes up the other characters, some people would see this as cheap exposition, but I think it tells you a lot about Hornblowers view of the world and is not just a plot device. The way the author keeps managing to find new challenges for the character no matter where he is in the chain of command. Not just more of the same. Things I thought could be improved: Cliffhangers I think are a bit cheap as a way to end a book. If I didn't have the next one ready to go I'd be a bit upset. Hightlight: En 1810, el capitán Hornblower llegó frente a la Costa Brava a bordo de la Southerland para llevar a cabo tanto operaciones de hostigamiento a las defensa francesas como de información. Hornblower en España, el relato de estas operaciones constituye un emocionado homenaje a los hombres que lucharon en nuestras costas no sólo contra los franceses, sino contra unas condiciones de navegación terribles de las que el Cabo de Creus ha quedado como un símbolo. This reads like the sophomore effort it is: while some of Hornblower's trademark brilliance makes an appearance, most of the book is a slog through the horrors and stupidities of war. Forester is clearly trying not to duplicate his first book but is just as clearly unsure how to tell a different sort of story and still entertain. Because this is only rarely entertaining. Hornblower is awake to the psychological toll of war, but reading as he destroys the livelihoods of French civilians or accomplishes the Napoleonic war equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel is painful at best. Add in the constant hum of Hornblower's romantic angst, his admiral's incompetence, and the last ten pages of death, death, and more death—capped by a morose cliffhanger ending—and it's no wonder this is my least favorite of the series so far. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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May, 1810 and thirty-nine-year-old Captain Horatio Hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line. Though the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland is 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy' and a crew shortage means he must recruit two hundred and fifty landlubbers, Hornblower knows that by the time Sutherland and her squadron reach the blockaded Catalonian coast every seaman will do his duty. But with daring raids against the French army and navy to be made, it will take all Hornblower's seamanship and stewardship to steer a steady course to victory and home. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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