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A review by bonnie9595
Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean by Morten A. Strøksnes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
4.0
This is a really weird book to describe. It's about two Norwegian men trying to catch a Greenland shark, but it's also about being friends with someone you don't see very often, and the history of the ocean.
I found it beautiful and often very moving. Some of the historical passages probably went on slightly too long in a Melville-esque fashion, but I broadly enjoyed the context. These factual, well-sourced sections are distributed through the present-day narrative, which is in turn interspersed with stories, usually told by Hugo, which often take the cadence of folklore. It is in turn soothing, tense, alarming, and interesting.
Despite being someone who gets violently seasick and hasn't eaten fish in 10 years, I have found myself daydreaming about fishing in the fjords.
I found it beautiful and often very moving. Some of the historical passages probably went on slightly too long in a Melville-esque fashion, but I broadly enjoyed the context. These factual, well-sourced sections are distributed through the present-day narrative, which is in turn interspersed with stories, usually told by Hugo, which often take the cadence of folklore. It is in turn soothing, tense, alarming, and interesting.
Despite being someone who gets violently seasick and hasn't eaten fish in 10 years, I have found myself daydreaming about fishing in the fjords.