A review by badseedgirl
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo

4.0

I've read Jaws, I've seen the movie, and now I have Read Close To Shore. I guess I am ready for my trip to the Beach in April. I found this story fascinating. The author kept the suspense of the capture of the shark. All the parts about what the shark was thinking was pure conjecture, of course, but I still found it entertaining. It was obvious that this was a well researched story. I find it interesting how humanities feelings about sharks tend to swing on a pendulum curve, from man-eating terror of the sea to misunderstood majestic beast of the sea, and back again.

I did find the repeated references to how all the scientist were "Victorian" and had Victorian manners" and beliefs a bit monotonous after a bit, but not enough to distract from the story. An interesting non-fiction read.