Synopsis
Before there was Jaws, there was… QUINT.
You already know the end of his story: now find out where it all began.
Quint: the taciturn and grizzled sea captain who survived the shark-ridden sinking of the USS Indianapolis, only to meet his maker in the maw of a Great White at the end of JAWS. So much more than a fisherman – a survivor, a fighter, a man who has left three wives in his wake.
In this vivid and utterly compelling masterpiece, Robert Lautner reimagines the life of a truly iconic character.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008647506
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
- Weight: 200g
- Languages: English
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Brilliant
It matters not whether you’ve seen Jaws. This is a brilliant character study; Quint as a person with flaws, quirks and frailties leaps off every page, I ... READ MORE
Absolutely incredible
I first saw Jaws as a child and, like most people, it had a huge impact - I became scared that even the swimming pool might contain a shark but also a life... READ MORE
Man Vs. Sea
I recently re-read Peter Benchley’s “Jaws” (1974) recently because I was aware of this novel on the horizon which is a memoir of main character Quint. Now... READ MORE
From prey to predator.
Quint certainly is a character. A survivor from the sinking of the USS Indianapolis when he was a young man, where so many of his fellow matelots fell prey... READ MORE
Wow!
I saw JAWS in the cinema the summer it came out in 1975. It has been a favourite ever since. I read the Peter Benchley novel about the same time. The chara... READ MORE
Quint
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.
I loved the character of Quint in Jaws but for some reason I couldn't fully get into this. I enj... READ MORE
Visceral tale of a life fully lived
Before Jaws the movie was Peter Benchley’s Jaws the novel, published in 1974, in which he introduced the grizzled, jaded Captain Quint (no first name). Her... READ MORE
A perfect prequel to Jaws
Its hard to believe that Robert Lautner actually wasn't Quint, an amazing back story that puts the film into full perspective!
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