Master and Commander...Ahoy and Oh boy!

Patrick O'Brian's sea stories of the early 19th century English Naval Captain, Jack Aubrey, has always been popular with male library patrons. The Aubrey/Maturin (the ship's doctor) novels had loyal fans. Now, saying this, you might wonder why this librarian had never read them since it was and is such a popular series.
Sad to say, I deemed them "men books"...books about war and ships and sails and fighting and macho man stuff.
I was wrong. They are about ships and sails and fighting but, so much more. "Master and Commander" is about friendship, loyalty, love, and all things human.
It is a sexy and witty historical read that most of us in the Evening Book Club enjoyed and will keep reading until we finish all the Aubrey novels.
Some club members complained about the sailing jargon and the need for a dictionary close at hand. (Some of us bought the glossary to the Aubrey books...ok...it was only me.)
I am sorry that it took so long but, glad that I have 21 delightful reads ahead of me.