Reviews

Jaws by Peter Benchley

kungpowchao's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

girlontheverge's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I actually quite enjoyed the book of the OG summer blockbuster. 

I really enjoyed the characterisation of Brody and the glimpse into the stress and pressure he is under as the seemingly only cool head in this scenario.

The gore was good and the parts of the novel as written from the sharks perspective were interesting. A fun and quick beach read that will definitely have you paying a little more attention to what’s in the water. 

pearrrrrrrrrrrr's review against another edition

tense

The title is named after a shark. 

theraveler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

kord's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

bsalazar89's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

2024 52 Book Club Challenge #8: Features the ocean

This book is about a shark that terrorizes a cstal community and eats people that swim in the ocean.

casteele303's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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

2.75

Funny and dark, this was completely different than how I expected it to be. I thoroughly enjoyed it at first-it was suspenseful and had me laughing. However, it started dragging about 1/3 of the way in. Pacing was awkward, and most of the book felt forgettable to me-should’ve been shorter. 

amberleila's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

msepulv2's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

matty_barone's review

5.0

The ending creeped up on me and I would have liked to read one or two more chapters, but I absolutely enjoyed it. I thought the piece of romance and then the confrontation at the dock should have been in the movie. But families had to see it... I get it.