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A review by trippyotter
Jaws by Peter Benchley
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Next month, February, celebrates the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the book release! *mind blowing*
I'd been wanting to read the book for some time, and I was trying to hold out until the anniversary month, but I had just finished a book and... Let's just say, OMG! It's soooo much better than the movie! And I'm soooo disappointed by what was not incorporated into the movie, too!
But if they ever remake JAWS, which they should never, never, never do... They seriously need to include some of the left-out plot details!
I will say, that I read White Shark last year and thought, "ok, this is good, but it's not amazing..." and was questioning if I should read JAWS. Well, if you've read any of Benchley's other books and you're not sure about JAWS, you should definitely read it!
I'd been wanting to read the book for some time, and I was trying to hold out until the anniversary month, but I had just finished a book and... Let's just say, OMG! It's soooo much better than the movie! And I'm soooo disappointed by what was not incorporated into the movie, too!
But if they ever remake JAWS, which they should never, never, never do... They seriously need to include some of the left-out plot details!
I will say, that I read White Shark last year and thought, "ok, this is good, but it's not amazing..." and was questioning if I should read JAWS. Well, if you've read any of Benchley's other books and you're not sure about JAWS, you should definitely read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, and Gore