Reviews with content warning for Racism - Jaws

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Jaws by Peter Benchley

35 reviews

shadow1ane's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is a product of its time, and that should be remembered going in. Great story, and tense, but also dated.

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royalwaves's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’m so glad that I never bought a copy of this book and just borrowed it from the library. I would never recommend this. If you love the Jaws movies like I do save yourself the time.

The only good parts were the few scenes with the shark. I was expecting this to be a lot like the movie but this was like 90% about infidelity. The only reason I’m not rating this lower is that I don’t hate this book, I’m just
extremely disappointed.

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alicesayshi's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No

3.0

A fun read that unfortunately suffers from being a product of its time re attitudes to women and POC.
Ellen Brody is a great example of r/menwritingwomen.

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draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

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I got hit with infidelity again and I'm so mad!!!!!

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itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

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I'm not even an hour in and we've had an F slur and the mention of a black man r*ping 6 white women. I'm.

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aristata9000's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I hesitate to call this book a thriller. I was disappointed by the characters and plot line. The focus for the first part of the book seemed to be on Brody’s wife’s unhappiness with her life rather than the shark that was killing people in town. The ending was disappointing to say the least and had no punch. Even the hunt and subsequent fight with the shark did not have high enough stakes, which could have been fixed with better writing. Just watch the movie.

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