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A review by sarah_lamper
Jaws by Peter Benchley
4.0
One of those rare instances where the movie is better than the book.
This book wasn’t as much of a thriller, gory suspense as I was hoping for. It really had much more of day-to-day life and drama than I expected. But it was still good for what it was. Starts off really strong, you’ve got the gore, the politics, the corruption. Then there’s a weird part in the middle with a dinner party and an affair that throws the rhythm off. You can’t help but think “why are we here? Why are we doing this?” And I kinda get why but it’s too much. FULL chapters dedicated to this part. But the book picks up again and the climax is really good once again. I definitely think this book hits its peak in the beginning and starts to lose its way and struggles to find it again. But still an enjoyable read.
Oh and you can tell this book was written by a man. Even worse, a man in the 1970’s.
Also, negative points for making Steven Spielberg come up with the line “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”. Like cmon man, you’re the writer of the story how do you get shown up like that. What an iconic line.
This book wasn’t as much of a thriller, gory suspense as I was hoping for. It really had much more of day-to-day life and drama than I expected. But it was still good for what it was. Starts off really strong, you’ve got the gore, the politics, the corruption. Then there’s a weird part in the middle with a dinner party and an affair that throws the rhythm off. You can’t help but think “why are we here? Why are we doing this?” And I kinda get why but it’s too much. FULL chapters dedicated to this part. But the book picks up again and the climax is really good once again. I definitely think this book hits its peak in the beginning and starts to lose its way and struggles to find it again. But still an enjoyable read.
Oh and you can tell this book was written by a man. Even worse, a man in the 1970’s.
Also, negative points for making Steven Spielberg come up with the line “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”. Like cmon man, you’re the writer of the story how do you get shown up like that. What an iconic line.