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anteros_lmc

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

Mar 04, 2010 23:46

Forester, C.S., (1951), Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, The Reprint Society, London.

Well I've done it, I've finally read some CS Forester. I finished Mr. Midshipman Hornblower last night.

( A few thoughts on Mr. Midshipman Hornbower )

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shezzawatto March 15 2010, 11:38:03 UTC

As for my first reading of MMH. I remember thinking that the one scene the series creators got *exactly* right, was the opening scene of The Even Chance, with Hornblower approaching Justinian in the shore boat, then boarding. Even Archie's presence didn't stuff things up too much, book canon wise ( ... )

anteros_lmc March 15 2010, 14:28:51 UTC

Apart from that, I felt that HH was awfully detached from himself.
Definitely. I really felt that Hornblower was just absent for large parts of the book. If he was an actor I'd accuse him of phoning in his performance! I've just finished reading Lieutenant Hornblower so more thoughts on this shortly.

Thanks for the hhfic.com links. I spent many happy months here last year. In fact this is where I read my first ever fan fic. Awwww! I haven't read the Mr Pipps pieces though so thanks for the rec. I'll read them while I wait for my copy of Hornblower and the Hotspur to arrive from ebay :)