Re: Does the 20th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series bring closure?

"M. K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Yeah, there is some sense of closure at the end of book 20.  The 2 main 
> characters don't die or retire, but for myself, I was satisfied at the 
> end of book 20.  One of the main characters gets his heart's desire, and 
> the other a kind of peace of mind that's always eluded him.  Hope that 
> doesn't give away too much!
> 
> For myself, I was still under the impression that O'Brian intended to 
> stop with book 20 (he had said at one point that such was his intent) 
> when I finished it, and was OK with the way things ended up.

Thanks to all of you for answering this.  I figured that in hte course
of 20 novels, there were several small arcs that had to be resolved,
but I was worried that I would get to the end if the series and have a
bunch of questions left.  I always prefer books that have some sort of
opening left to them.  Just like life, there is rarely closure for all
issues and problems, but in art, you can provide that.

Having an opned ended ending is not the worst thing there is.  Thanks
again to all of you.  And MK, you didnt give anything away.

I am going to take my time and read a couple here and there, take a
couple of years to red them on and off.  I love what I am reading so
far, though it helps to keep a notebook and a dictionary nearby!
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