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The second (or maybe third or fourth) Richard Bolitho book. (My copy says the second book). Bolitho is now a Lieutenant, and in days of peace (1774) is lucky enough to have a place on a ship (A frigate called Destiny). Alexander Kent (the author) differentiates himself from CS Forester and Patrick O'Brian, both of whom are peerless (in my opinion)and even from Julian Stockwyn, by creating his own atmosphere via the insertion of short choppy ungrammatical sentences, and also by using multiple points of view. So instead of always seeing things from the viewpoint of Bolitho, we get occasional views from a midshipman or a sailor. The book was good, though it did feel a little empty sometimes. But this seems like a good series to pick up another one periodically.

2023-01-31 00:36