Title: I went into this book predisposed to like it. Wrong!
Product review: I found this book interesting, especially the "Mug-Ups" until the author describes how crewmates on a previous trip once took revenge on a string of bad catch days. The crew was sick of catching sharks instead of swordfish, so they decided to lift morale by retailating! One offending shark who had the audacity to bite onto a baited long line hook was hung over the water by a noose, knifed and set afire while the crew cheered its thrashing and suffering. Sicko city. The author seems to have little empathy for animals or humans. It was torture to read about the crewmate who was so sick he could not get up, while the author waxes nostalgic about how it was so important to get the boss's praise by filling the hold with fish, whether the crew was sick or not!
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