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_whatkatiereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny and Rape
wharah's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death and Infidelity
hannuhreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
- A classic
- Thriller / horror
- Unlikable characters
- Relationship drama
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
infinite_finite's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, and Infidelity
woodsybookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Things I liked:
- the detail of the shark attacks
- the few moments we actually see the shark (this book was more about Hooper and Ellen's affair than the freaking shark)
Things I didn't like:
- the affair subplot (main plot?)
- the shark being described as "the fish" Even other characters in the book say that it's odd when the shark is described that way but that's how it's described for the ENTIRE book 🐟
Other thoughts:
- Vaughn should have been eaten by "the fish". Why did he get to skip off into the sunset? He was a terrible person.
Maybe my nostalgia for the movie is blinding me, but I was not a fan of this book at all.
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Blood
lareinadehades's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Racism
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
jpolito's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Antisemitism
gummybearlife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Infidelity
libraryofthecrypt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
extremely disappointed.
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
thebearnest's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content