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Quint
by Robert Lautner
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5*
Having read The Old Man and The Sea last year and loved it I was pleasantly surprised at how Hemingwayesque this story felt. This though, is the story of one man's battle with a much more existential beast - fear.
Set in the years before Jaws but absolutely influenced by it, this is wholly Quint's story. Robert Shaw's mesmerising monologue of the sinking of the Indianapolis is felt deeply in the bones of this book and the chapters that focus on the sinking are horrific, moving and very people focused rather than being thrill focused.
This is not a thriller despite being inspired by one of the greatest horrors of all time. This instead is a fantastic 1st person narrative, semi-stream of consciousness literary fiction that gives you a deeper introduction to a gruff troubled, difficult, and iconic character.
Don't expect any soft edges, the Quint of the movie is the Quint of the book and that no nonsense and direct perspective means that the events we experience in the book feel all that more stark and impactful.
Highly recommend the audiobook - the narrator is highly reminiscent of Robert Shaw and sounds like a true fisherman.
Having read The Old Man and The Sea last year and loved it I was pleasantly surprised at how Hemingwayesque this story felt. This though, is the story of one man's battle with a much more existential beast - fear.
Set in the years before Jaws but absolutely influenced by it, this is wholly Quint's story. Robert Shaw's mesmerising monologue of the sinking of the Indianapolis is felt deeply in the bones of this book and the chapters that focus on the sinking are horrific, moving and very people focused rather than being thrill focused.
This is not a thriller despite being inspired by one of the greatest horrors of all time. This instead is a fantastic 1st person narrative, semi-stream of consciousness literary fiction that gives you a deeper introduction to a gruff troubled, difficult, and iconic character.
Don't expect any soft edges, the Quint of the movie is the Quint of the book and that no nonsense and direct perspective means that the events we experience in the book feel all that more stark and impactful.
Highly recommend the audiobook - the narrator is highly reminiscent of Robert Shaw and sounds like a true fisherman.