Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Jaws by Peter Benchley

25 reviews

_whatkatiereads's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

Really mixed feelings on this one. Put me into a slump and had no real drive to pick it up, as it’s super outdated with some awful misogyny and a slur on page 12. When it was about the shark the tension was great and it was compelling, but any and all people related plot lines were not the one. One of the few times I think I’ll ever say the film is better. 
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jessplayin's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

Truly hated this. What a great film made from such a waste of time. 

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shetef's review against another edition

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any author that uses the word "pediphile" to describe a foot fetishist should be shoved in a locker.
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graamcracker's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

Wow. I thought I would love this book because Jaws is one of my favorite movies - definitely not the case. One of the few instances where the movie was better. One star for the shark parts, and .25 for the conservation efforts Benchley did after the damage this book did to sharks. 
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lorebug's review against another edition

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2.0

i should have stayed curious
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jpolito's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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libraryofthecrypt's review against another edition

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  • 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

I’m so glad that I never bought a copy of this book and just borrowed it from the library. I would never recommend this. If you love the Jaws movies like I do save yourself the time. 

The only good parts were the few scenes with the shark. I was expecting this to be a lot like the movie but this was like 90% about infidelity. The only reason I’m not rating this lower is that I don’t hate this book, I’m just
extremely disappointed.
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alicesayshi's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

A fun read that unfortunately suffers from being a product of its time re attitudes to women and POC. 
Ellen Brody is a great example of r/menwritingwomen. 
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draven_deathcrush's review

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I got hit with infidelity again and I'm so mad!!!!!
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puffball's review

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I’m a huge fan of classic sci-fi, so I’m fairly used to sexism of misogyny and can typically move past it. But this author has a police detective complaining about how small a dead woman’s breasts were. He finds a person who’s been maimed and killed by a shark, and his literal first thought is how small and flat her breasts are. Absolutely not. Immediate dnf. Oh, and the detective had been reading a book that had gratuitous mentions of rape for literally no reason. 
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