Master and Commander

I have started reading "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brian. This is a sea story, lots of ships and storms. It was made into a movie with Russell Crowe which I want to see but am glad I am reading it first. The book is very good, the author writes in a very relaxed style and his words just flow. It was written in the late 1960s, so the style is much more wordy however I really like it. Sometimes, it is nice to just have a change of pace.