Reviews - Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror

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Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror

Steve Alten

3.46 AVERAGE

readmore's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reflections_of_a_tattedglass's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thluke91's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

connorjdaley's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Gave this a go when I saw that all except for 2 are currently included with audible. Just in time to head into October spooky reads, and I love some scifi shark horror.

For starters, I was surprised by just how hard science the scifi is presented as. The author’s love for Jaws meshed with his reading about megalodon and the Mariana Trench into this fast paced, full-of-teeth ride. Some of the information is a bit dated now based off some of the newer things we’ve learned about the trench, but it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this. The entire novel is kind of posed as this conspiracy theorist-esque take on if the megalodon had not actually gone extinct. And honestly, it’s hard to tell where that obsession ends and the novel writing begins. The information within is presented from scientists, and the author spared no expense in making sure it sounded like it. The equipment being used, the shape, size, build of the sharks, even down to tiny details like how big a megalodon’s nostrils would be.

I will say the author does jump right to the very max that scientists believe the Meg could grow to, only stating that the females were larger than males. As if the significantly younger ones at the sizes of 20, 30, 40, or even 50 feet wouldn’t be absolutely terrifying as well.

The main character of Jonas is interesting, but it was kind of hard to see where the hothead military guy ended and the paleontologist began. Personally makes total sense they cut out that last part for the movie, because literally no one would believe that of Jason Statham. Absolutely gutted though that “It’s a megalodon” from the movie isn’t directly from the novel.

Also the Meg was not nearly as closely related to the great white shark as the author repeatedly states (although to be fair, it was previously thought to be).

Personally a 4/5*, still an intensely bloody story, but it was presented as much more solid than I expected.

ctiner7's review against another edition

2.0

The first thing I noticed about this book was that the back states -- "Two Words: Jurassic Shark" -Los Angeles Times.

It was far from it.

I won't lie about this one. I was so excited to read it, for surely anything compared to "Jurassic Park" must be well written. I actually found it quite childish (been done a billion times) and there was no excitement. No on-the-edge-of-your-seat-can't-wait-to-know-what-happens-next. It was bland, typical, and boring.

django947's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reytak's review

2.5

adventurous

this was sooooo silly and obnoxious LMAO i love the movies a lot so ill still read at least the second but plsss it got stupider and stupider as it went on