Thankfully it is not dwelled upon or very graphic. 😦 I am not a fan of animal death and this book has a LOT. My biggest problem with White Shark is all the animal death. The monster is pretty much kept in the dark the whole time until the very end, even though there are several chapters from the creatures PoV. It takes a while to figure out exactly what IT even is. It felt like the characters had just enough going on with them to know them but not so much that it took over the plot. First, calm down about needing ultra developed characters. I’ve seen some people complain about the characters being underdeveloped. There is still a little bit of character drama, but it felt dialed back. What I love about White Shark is that it felt like Peter FINALLY gave us a story where it is more creature action and less character drama. That’s NOT what I want to read about! I want creature! I wanted shark! Not enough Shark, too much character drama! It didn’t even feel like a story about a shark! It felt more like a story about Brody’s marriage. But the book… is not something I care for. Easily in my top 2 for greatest horror movie EVER. So, you can’t talk about Peter Benchley without bringing up Jaws. W hite Shark is Peter Benchley at his best.

Drawing on his singular knowledge of the sea, science, and history, Peter Benchley masterfully spins a suspense-filled novel that hits you on a primal level, makes your heart pound, and leaves your blood running cold. Twenty years after his huge bestseller Jaws, the master of the deep has done it again, letting loose a chilling new predator that only he could create. And whose relentless hunt for prey is unstoppable. A creature whose malevolence is unthinkable. But even Simon doesn’t know that a far deadlier creature is about to come out of the deep and threaten everything he cares for. At a small marine institute off the coast of Connecticut, only marine biologist Simon Chase realizes that a sixteen-foot pregnant Great White is feeding in the area.

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