tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post5749032531319980437..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: Fridays Forgotten Books - Caesar: The Life Story of a Panda Leopard by Patrick O'BrianBarbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-73883327671461031572008-08-16T00:31:00.000-04:002008-08-16T00:31:00.000-04:00thanks barb, these MTM are really fun and a nice w...thanks barb, these MTM are really fun and a nice way to get to know your fellow bloggers.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-2857536468121047372008-08-15T20:14:00.000-04:002008-08-15T20:14:00.000-04:00Bernard, I'm glad as that is what a book review is...Bernard, I'm glad as that is what a book review is meant to do.<BR/><BR/>I will soon be delving into O'Brian's "Master and Commander" series for research as well as entertainment in the fall. And, I suspect, will produce more book reviews on each of them.<BR/><BR/>Gary, yes, O'Brian was very productive because he found something to do that delighted him. He could both read and write at the same Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-47532893709835309452008-08-15T20:02:00.000-04:002008-08-15T20:02:00.000-04:00Patti, O'Brian was an avid reader, and being ill a...Patti, O'Brian was an avid reader, and being ill at an age when he should have been outside doing rough'n'tumble boy things, he wrote to amuse himself. As to keeping my attention with his writing style, O'Brian writes somewhat the way Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling wrote, with a definite English style of the time. It has a formality to it not seen much these days, almost "old-fashioned".<BR/Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-59224269394686102932008-08-15T18:53:00.000-04:002008-08-15T18:53:00.000-04:00Thanks again, Barbara. Can't imagine a 12 year old...Thanks again, Barbara. Can't imagine a 12 year old so precocious at writing to hold your sophisticated attention. Have to try it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-62841962653663948472008-08-15T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-15T11:24:00.000-04:00What a large body of work! And a long and active l...What a large body of work! And a long and active life!gary rithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228113061045717115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-18960219028254120442008-08-15T09:30:00.000-04:002008-08-15T09:30:00.000-04:00You made me want to read it, Barbara.You made me want to read it, Barbara.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-49702097290465333162008-08-15T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-15T08:20:00.000-04:00David, the book is quite entertaining. This second...David, the book is quite entertaining. This second reading since I purchased it in 2000 held my attention the first time I read it The story holds the test of time. The wry wit is delightful.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-59246092899918384182008-08-15T08:14:00.000-04:002008-08-15T08:14:00.000-04:00I know more men who revere these books. I should t...I know more men who revere these books. I should try one. Thanks for such a lovely presentation of the work.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-13446034713828921902008-08-14T23:28:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:28:00.000-04:00I'm a fan of Patrick O'Brian and the Aubrey-Maturi...I'm a fan of Patrick O'Brian and the Aubrey-Maturin series. I haven't read anything by him since Blue at the Mizzen... I'll have to check this one out.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com