Mr Midshipman Hornblower

[bauhiniakapok]

I'm reading it. I love it. I think the movies did a really good job with their adaptation. The best lines - like Captain Keene's epic Shaming of Simpson - are lifted straight from the book. (Except for Archie's lines, of course, which are much better than their non-Archie book versions.) Horatio is as geeky, gangly, and over-dramatic as the boy we

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[mylodon]

*nods* Agreed all round.

[bauhiniakapok]

I just read the rice boat episode, with Matthews, and the hat-flourishing scene with Midshipman Kennedy. They are the most adorable parts of the whole book so far. That and Horatio falling asleep on Hunter's shoulder (but I think the author got the name wrong again and it was really Styles) when they were all in the open boat. It was nice to read that part again, since when I watch the movie I usually skip all the parts that don't have Archie in them. As far as cuteness goes, Archie will always be the sun, but Horatio is quite a bright moon.

[charliecochrane]

Yes, very well put. I too skip over all the non-Archie bits (and films).