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Summary: White Shark
Review: The book White Shark was written by a man called Peter Benchley. Peter Benchley also wrote the book Jaws. The story begins in Nazi Germany. There is a doctor who just finished a secret weapon. This weapon is biogenically engineered. The Nazi U-boat which the weapon is held in is sunk.Years later a oceanogropher accidentally unleashes it into the Atlantic Ocean. Then is when the bad things begin to happen and people turn up dead.Here are some of the pros and cons Pro:The action sceens are in good detail Con:They didn't how much of the way the weapon was created Pro:Mr. Benchley describes the way the weapon looks Con: Some action sceens are cut short
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Summary: I could not but this book down...
Review: ...but when I finished it I felt cheated on some level. Benchley seemed to be slumming it. After rehashing Jaws into a superior (and terrifying) book he turns around and mixes the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Piranha, and Jaws into an entertaining but creatively bankrupt novel. If this had not been from the author of Jaws and Beast I would give it three or four stars, but I have to dock it on the principal that both the reader and the author know the story could be a lot more than it is. This book marks a conclusion of sorts to a Sea Monster Trilogy (Jaws and Beast being the first two in the series) and is the weakest of them all. It is clearly time for Benchley to move onto other subjects.
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Summary: What's up with all these bad reviews?
Review: I enjoyed this book. It was something different than just another mindless eating machine. Those who feel that this book sucked have no idea whta they are talking about. Being a Benchley fan ever since I read Beast and Jaws, I decided to take up the book and try it out for myself and to say, I was not dissapointed. If your a Benchley fan, I recommend this book.
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Summary: If Dean Koontz wrote Jaws...
Review: Despite the title and the basic premise which seems to follow Benchley's trademark plot (Jaws, Girl from the Sea of Cortez, Beast) this book takes a twist in Koontz genetic engineering territory (and a rather corny one at that). A nice novel for Benchley & genre fans with identity of the mysterious creature not immediately appearent to the reader, but ultimately this is an empty summer read- the literay equivilent of a mediocre Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Fun while it lasts, but tough to remember by next week.
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Summary: So What if it's Not Tolstoy!
Review: Look, when one picks up a book by Benchley and other popular authors of contemporary fiction, one knows that the pages contained within will be entertaining, possess highly implausible situations, contain semi-developed characters who take a backseat the action unfolding, and overflowing with melodramatic excess. What else do you want for a hot summer afternoon? "White Shark" delivers!
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Summary: Missed the mark
Review: I picked up a copy of this book as soon as it hit the shelves. I tore into it ravenously (being a Benchley fan from "Jaws" days), and found myself shaking my head at the unbelievable expectations the author wanted me to believe as the story-line unfolds. To me the whole book read like a great white shark meets a storm trooping Edward Scissorhands or, maybe, Freddie Kruegger. First of all, the author appears to be reaching deep for any kind of sympathy or group you can hope to pull into a story -- Nazis and those who hate them, reporters and those who hate them, even sharks. Sharks are, by the way, only peripheral characters in this book, maligned and mauled by the main creature/character. OK, I usually don't tell too much about what's in a book, but I want to save many of you who haven't read this book already. A deranged Nazi scientist develops an amphibious biological based on a human form (an ultimate amphibious warrior) that has metal teeth and claws, a ravenous appetite, and nasty disposition to match. No one in the book knows what to make of the remains they find scattered along the beach and, later, on shore. Only at the end of a predictable series of events do the "good guys" finally figure out what's up and put and end to the situation. I worked my way through the book in good order, mostly because I was on vacation at the time and had little else at hand to read. The book is a quick and, compared to JAWS, a shallow read. I wish I could recommend this book, but I cannot in good conscience do that. I can't imagine who in the world I would feel good recommending it to. It's too bad that not everything out there is a 5-star item. I gave it a couple of stars primarily because I enjoy stories with a marne setting. I hope these comments are helpful to you. Alan Holyoak
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Summary: White Shark by Peter Benchley
Review: It was a good book. It was more of a sci fi than a thriller. It is the same exact book as Creature by Peter Benchley, but under a different title. Therefore, buy one or the other, but not both.
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Summary: Scary but weak
Review: Peter Benchley has gone down a path that too many writers face. He has totally run out of ideas. This story does take place on the high seas, however Benchley gets away from the true terrors of the deep, which is his strong suit. The story revolves around a genetically made killer, that can live on land and sea. Benchley tries to bring together the cruelity of man and place it with the killer instinct of great white shark. The idea is there, but the book will keep you shaking your head, as of the whereabouts of what made Benchley famous. The characters were not well rounded and made the story very dull. There are some great moments of gore and terror, but they are to few and far between. If this is your first Benchley you might want to grab one of his older classics. This one missed the mark a long way!
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Summary: Horrible
Review: I didn't enjoy this book. About the best thing I can say about it is that it has a nautical setting (which I enjoy) and that if you need to waste a few hours and don't want to have to think this book can help you. I suppose Benchley feels bad that his book Jaws (an the MUCH better movie rendition) caused a backlash compelling hate-inspired fishermen to hunt and kill great white sharks to the verge of endangerment. To make up for this, he tries to envoke the reader with a new love for great whites. I think this is a worthy cause, but his attmept is poorly done and his motives transparent. As for the story as a whole... I hope little effort went into it. The result is awful. Imagine several marine biologist types (strangely enough a man and a woman...), a few porpises, a shark or two, and an author desperately trying to come up with an idea for a new monster to fight. There! You've got it! In fact I would guess that your ideas are better and more logical then Benchleys. As I say if you're looking for anything expect a way to spend some time, please look elsewhere. There are millions of books at amazon.com surely you can find something better.
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Summary: One of those rare books that actually chills you
Review: I have long since never actually been afraid of the events in a book, but this was a very well written novel by my favorite author and idol, Peter Benchely. I t reall hooks you and pulls you in and when you put characters you know in a dangerous situation, you get the suspenseful feeling like you get while watching a movie like Deep Blue Sea. I think that there could have been an extra 20 pages involving the power going out in the house and our characters suddenlt hearing deep growl and thuds from dark rooms. that woulda really been scary! I am diasppointed that our hero of the story delivers by far the worst line: "It's got a wrench!"
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