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dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The good news is that Spielberg was in charge of the movie, and Benchley was allowed nowhere near it.
Jaws is one of my favorite movies of all time, so I was excited to read the book. You’re hooked at the very opening scene… and then you’re lost until the last one. And the ending is just… “Oh. Ok. Well, that’s the end I guess.”
This is truly one of the worst books I’ve ever read. It’s the epitome of the “men writing women” jokes. I felt like I needed to finish it to be able to compare and contrast against the film. It’s not even a good beach read.
The characters are bland and unlikable. The dialogue is painful. The plot is not there. After an hour in Amity I was rooting for the shark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Outing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Abortion