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miss_majuu's review against another edition
2.0
This book started really strong as an amazing book about a scary shark eating people. And that´s all I wanted from this book: action, gore and some sciency-stuff here and there.
Even with these kinda low expectations I somehow got disappointed.
The book only started to be bad at around the halfway point. Here are my reasons why I started disliking it:
-instead of focusing on the shark stuff we got a unnecessary and clicheé romace plot (which was also disgusting, in my opinon). Clicheé why? Because the girl absolutely hated their love interest with every fibre of her being untiiil they´re suddenly mad in love. And other stuff like this:
"[blank] had ended things with [girl], not because he didn´t care about her, but because he knew he was falling in love."
-weird descriptions and charcters being a chlicheé. For the later there was a teenager introdued who´s whole character was being annoyed and playing on their phone. For descriptions we got
"He stretched, then turned his gaze to the model gorgeous blonde strechted out in the beach chair next to him, her tan, oiled breasts two swollen grapefruits in the skimpy red bikini." ...I´m here for a prehistoric shark not extensive descriptions of every womans breast
-and my bigest reason: For me personally the climax felt incredibly flat. So flat I didn´t even realise it was the climax until the next chapter was titled "Prologue"
This was also the point were the plot got kinda ridiculous just so that the important charcters don´t die.
In conclusion this book did a lot of stuff I peronally don´t enjoy in books but leaving all my points out it was an exicting and gruesome book about a megadolon eating a bunch of people.
Even with these kinda low expectations I somehow got disappointed.
The book only started to be bad at around the halfway point. Here are my reasons why I started disliking it:
-instead of focusing on the shark stuff we got a unnecessary and clicheé romace plot (which was also disgusting, in my opinon). Clicheé why? Because the girl absolutely hated their love interest with every fibre of her being untiiil they´re suddenly mad in love. And other stuff like this:
"[blank] had ended things with [girl], not because he didn´t care about her, but because he knew he was falling in love."
-weird descriptions and charcters being a chlicheé. For the later there was a teenager introdued who´s whole character was being annoyed and playing on their phone. For descriptions we got
"He stretched, then turned his gaze to the model gorgeous blonde strechted out in the beach chair next to him, her tan, oiled breasts two swollen grapefruits in the skimpy red bikini." ...I´m here for a prehistoric shark not extensive descriptions of every womans breast
-and my bigest reason: For me personally the climax felt incredibly flat. So flat I didn´t even realise it was the climax until the next chapter was titled "Prologue"
This was also the point were the plot got kinda ridiculous just so that the important charcters don´t die.
In conclusion this book did a lot of stuff I peronally don´t enjoy in books but leaving all my points out it was an exicting and gruesome book about a megadolon eating a bunch of people.
rastonwarriorrobot's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
anyajulchen's review against another edition
3.0
This is the kind of book you know is bad, even ridiculous, but you can't stop reading no matter the stupidity in some scenes.
I just need to read the rest of the series. New guilty pleasure right here.
I just need to read the rest of the series. New guilty pleasure right here.
gracemaher's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
incorgnito's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
1.0
a_leo_reading's review against another edition
4.0
BOOK REVIEW!
⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 out of 5, get the fuck out of the water, stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 out of 5, get the fuck out of the water, stars
tannermorales's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
I adored this movie, mostly due to my borders on obsessional love of Jason Statham's abs, but I never realized this was based on a book. I decided I had to read the book, and I'm glad I did. The movie was just enough different from the book that I was able to enjoy both of them as separate entities. I liked the bit of Paleontology in the book about the Megalodon. It probably says something about my personality that I still enjoy learning about dinosaurs, but much like a young child. I don't want to learn too much because I still want to enjoy Jurassic Park, both the movie and the books. This story embraced that desire, just enough info to help me enjoy the adventure aspects of the book.
dr_dr_olshakes's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-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
LOVE that he crawled around inside the meg and severed its heart with a tooth fossil. That whipped. The rest is whatever.
adamthebookaddict's review against another edition
3.0
Erika from the Perks of Books recommended this book....
and it was fun. Silly and ridiculous but fun.
It's somewhat like an epic B movie about a gigantic killer shark, if that sounds fun to you then give it a go.
and it was fun. Silly and ridiculous but fun.
It's somewhat like an epic B movie about a gigantic killer shark, if that sounds fun to you then give it a go.