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I was expecting this to be better than it is, but it's an okay read overall. A bit boring at times, particularly because of the dialogue, but I didn't hate it. The shark scenes were effective at creating a sense of dread, so that was done well.
After reading this, I was glad to discover that the author wasn't proud of the way he demonized Great White Sharks and the role his work played in our learned perception of them as man-eating beasts.
I wouldn't say it's his fault that his work was taken that way, especially after it was adapted to film, leading to a kind of snowball effect that caused harm to the shark species in the long term. After all, this is a work of fiction, but I'm glad he was aware enough to recognize that and be regretful.
There was probably a way to write this and make it tense/horrifying, without demonizing sharks. They're just animals. We trespass on their habitat and look like food, so accidents are bound to happen. That's what's scary about the natural world; we're part of it, but there are so many dangers in it for us and it's not because animals are evil. It's just because they're animals.
After reading this, I was glad to discover that the author wasn't proud of the way he demonized Great White Sharks and the role his work played in our learned perception of them as man-eating beasts.
I wouldn't say it's his fault that his work was taken that way, especially after it was adapted to film, leading to a kind of snowball effect that caused harm to the shark species in the long term. After all, this is a work of fiction, but I'm glad he was aware enough to recognize that and be regretful.
There was probably a way to write this and make it tense/horrifying, without demonizing sharks. They're just animals. We trespass on their habitat and look like food, so accidents are bound to happen. That's what's scary about the natural world; we're part of it, but there are so many dangers in it for us and it's not because animals are evil. It's just because they're animals.