I agree. Start at the beginning and work you’re way through. I got the audio books narrated by Patrick Tull and listened to them during my commute. It’s a great way to make use of mostly empty time. I did them in sequence after reading one out of the middle and then seeing the movie. O’Brian “catches you up” if you come in in the middle but I think it’s a better experience to live with the characters serially as they experienced their lives.
I agree. Start at the beginning and work you’re way through. I got the audio books narrated by Patrick Tull and listened to them during my commute.
My son did that; listened to the whole series. I'm retired, and can afford the time to take it a bit slower (don't ask my wife about that). One advantage I can see to the audio version is to hear how all those Brit words sound.
I've bought the book
A Sea of Words. (click on the image for details)
and plan to re-read the series, starting when the rains come in October/November, with that book and a standard dictionary at hand so I can understand the details of what O'Brian has to say. It's pretty amazing to see how much of our everyday language derives from the Men-of-War square sailers.
