Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Jaws by Peter Benchley

6 reviews

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

bearystarry's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

0.25

I literally only finished this book so I could rate it because I hated it so much. The only interesting/good parts were the parts about the shark, everything else was a nightmarish mixture of racism, misogyny, homophobia, and weird rape fantasies. And also some copaganda and animal torture/cruelty for fun, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Body shaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Racism, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Antisemitism, and Fatphobia

lucys_library's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Stalking, Rape, and Violence

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Blood and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

megj23's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

anigoose's review against another edition

thriller list again, idk what to say...just that sometimes you hope something will actually be surprisingly charming. but instead you get a face full of slurs right away 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Homophobia