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Narrated by:
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Erik Steele
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By:
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Peter Benchley
About this listen
Jaws is the classic blockbuster thriller that inspired the three-time Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again—or for the first time!
Jaws was number 48 in the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies, and the film earned the coveted number-one spot on the Bravo network's 100 Scariest Movie Moments countdown.
This timeless tale of man-eating terror that spawned a movie franchise, two video games, a Universal Studios theme park attraction, and two musicals is finally available on audio for the first time ever!
©2002 Peter Benchley (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks Americalove it!
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The characters we all know from the movie are all present, although they're generally less likeable, Hooper especially. The book really takes its time though, with very little happening right up until the end, dare I say it, there's a lot of filler in here. Again, Spielberg corrected this weakness in the movie and added several action sequences to raise the tension.
Taken on its own merits this is a solid book, but the movie is superior in every way. It's read very well though.
Is it a book about a shark? No, not really. The movie is about a shark though.
A rare case where the film is superior
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recomend yhis book .
nice to see Brodie a real hero
entertaining
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Good Listen
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excellent
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amazing performance and gripping story
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A fan of the film and the book.
A great reading by Eric Steele.
A classic story, great telling.
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How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I'm sure lots of people will disagree, but I prefer the movie!Was Jaws worth the listening time?
Yes.Any additional comments?
I remember reading this novel when it first came out, sorry to write that I was disappointed in it the second time around.Sea, surf and.... SHARK!
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Watery tale
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I think it's important to say that I adore the film! I've watched it more times than I care to mention and therefore was really keen to listen to the book to find out more about the story. However, the book is so very different from the film in so many ways, that you almost can't relate the two. The people and events that you've come to know (and love) on screen almost seem alien to those on paper.
I therefore just listened to the book as if I hadn't seen the film and found I didn't really enjoy it as much as I thought I would. The narrator also wasn't to my taste - a bit too dull and monotone in places, especially given the scenarios he was describing. His Quint accent was funny though!!
Mixed feelings...
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