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Jaws by Peter Benchley

31 reviews

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Death

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Blood, and Homophobia

aristata9000's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Child death, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Rape

amandafooteauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racism

opinionsofawolf's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Racism

cabbagecakes's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Gore

Minor: Rape, Misogyny, and Racism

perthalus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Fashioning a mean grin like a knife, Jaws is a jagged toothed beast that carves through each page with ease. It perfectly balances character driven drama with its unforgivingly gory horror. Each page feels grimy and dirty with peak summer heat, so much so that you’d think you could smell the fish guts coming from the words. I can see why this is a classic, and why Spielberg chose to adapt it to screen, I would too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual assault

czoltak's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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? No

4.0

“Rising at him from the darkling blue—slowly, smoothly—was the shark. It rose with no apparent effort, an angel of death gliding toward an appointment foreordained.”
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I definitely prefer the movie, but I loved getting to experience the original source material and seeing the origins of these characters. I loved the emphasis on the town and its people as it added layers to this and made it more than just a shark story. Also, Benchley’s inclusion of scientific specifics elevated the story and made it that much more compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Racism

emilystewart's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

mcotton2479's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny and Rape

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Child death