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Jaws @ Mesomaya

7/31/2015

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As the little old lady ahead of us through the door said, "This place is hoppin'!" Mesomaya on Preston road was buzzing with activity last night. The food was fairly typical, perfectly respectable Tex-mex with good rice and delicious mojitos. We got dessert too, and the sugar on those churros is almost too sweet to handle. Megan did say she was a little more impressed with the inner Dallas location.
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Preston Forest Square, 11909 Preston Rd #1426 Dallas, TX

Book Review

So...Jaws. Our consensus was that it was exactly what we expected--70s pulp fiction which was definitely written by a white man who, ah-hem, doesn't really know how the female body works. Was it sharky? Yes. Was it sexy? He tried. Is it good writing? He tried. There's honestly not much to this book other than it's a breezy summer read. What it has that the movie doesn't is more characterization of the town, a romantic angle, and some cat-killing mafia.

However, the book does deliver on the shark scenes. Any time the shark emerges, you'll feel your hair stand up. Benchley does a good job hiding his monster and stoking an Ahab-like obsession in his characters who set out to avenge the deaths in the town. Despite the overall lackluster imagery of the book, when the great white appears, Benchley waxes poetic as the book of Job about the leviathan in the deep. Additionally, Natalie thought the end of the book was more satisfying and intriguing than the end of the movie. Da-dum.

Star Count

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Natalie--3
Me--2.5
Megan--2.5
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