| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Scott Bubar |
Posted - May 17 2003 : 6:51:42 PM
If so, 'fess up. |
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| Christina |
Posted - February 18 2004 : 2:14:24 PM
These are some books that I'd love to get a chance to read sometime in the future...
but in answer to the question (the subject line is what drew me in...) at one point in my life I was a tad bit debauched , and I would love to be able to be a sloth. But unfortunately I don't have the money to be a sloth, and the money OR the energy anymore to be as debauched as I'd like to be! Actually, I'd just like to have the energy to read more of these suggested books before falling asleep at night...
Oh well...
Ex-debauched Christina |
| Bookworm |
Posted - February 18 2004 : 1:44:19 PM
One debauched sloth here (not to be taken out of context). My husband and I started reading the Aubrey/Maturin series about ten years ago, after we saw a review proclaiming them "the best historical novels ever." The review was right. I've read all of them, my husband has read all of them several times over. They're a wonderful recreation of that time and place (well, many places). And the dialogue. . . !!! "There is such a thing as duty, Stephen -- it exists!" And the midshipmen earnestly trying to learn, in the language of the part of India they're visiting, the phrase "woman, wilt thou lie with me?" I must admit, though, that late in the series O'Brian casually threw in a plot twist that just threw me for a loop! Can't explain here because I don't want to give anything away for readers-to-be, but you will undoubtedly know what I'm referring to, Scott -- perhaps a more painful development for female readers than for male??? Can't say that I ever forgave the author, but I did eventually finish the series.
AS for the movie, I loved it -- beautifully made and acted. In an ideal world, though, they would have started with the first book and allowed viewers to appreciate the development of the wonderful friendship between Jack and Stephen. But I guess we should appreciate how lucky we are -- I never thought they'd make even one movie from this series. |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - May 20 2003 : 08:13:42 AM
No problem, Scott!
I have eyed those books when in Barnes and Noble, but have not (yet) purchased any or read any. I've also been wanting to read the Hornblower series (L-O-V-E the British productions starring Ioan Griffudh... or however his name is spelled)
Oh dear... so many books, so little time...
Hmmmm..... perhaps this forum wasn't such a good idea after all.....
 Just kidding! I love it!
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| Scott Bubar |
Posted - May 20 2003 : 06:56:13 AM
Sorry to keep you in suspense, WW.
The term is instantly recognizable to fans of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. Perhaps I'm the only one here?
At the center of the series, set in the Napoleonic Wars, are the British naval officer and his "particular friend", the surgeon/naturalist/spy Stephen Maturin. Sort of a Hornblower for grownups, it is some of the best maritime historical fiction ever written. Perhaps the best.
The books have developed an almost cultish following.
This is the character accused by Maturin of debauching his sloth:
Murph's Place
Many die-hard fans are none to happy about the casting of the movie or the major story changes that Weir has made, but I'm looking forward to seeing it. The release date, originally for June, has been pushed back to November. |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - May 18 2003 : 08:27:26 AM
OH! Duh!!!!
That's me when I am so thoroughly caught up in a Good Book... that I don't want to do anything else!!
OK, Scott... I 'fess!
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| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - May 17 2003 : 7:34:50 PM
OK. I'll bite.
Debauched: corrupted, dissipated, depraved.
Sloth: slow, lazy, disinclined to work; a slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal.
See? I know what they mean... I am assuming that your question is in reference to a book, since we are in the new book forum; however, at risk of completely embarrassing myself, I have to admit that I haven't the foggiest notion of what you are asking. Can you enlighten me, please? |
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