Title: Benchley's debut still has bite.
Review: "I sat down to write this story about a guy and a fish." From that simple idea Peter Benchley crafted a superthriller that spawned one of the biggest horror hits of all time.Based on inaccurate science and folk legend, as well as the historic New Jersey attacks of 1916, Jaws tells the not so simple tale of what happens when a shark takes up residence in the coastal waters of a hot summer vacation spot and the town seeks to cover it up. Only one man, Sheriff Martin Brody, chooses to stand up to both the shark and the town, for which he pays a hefty price.Jaws is not high literature, it's just a brisk thrill ride of a novel. One that tapped something deep inside the audience of its day and proved that monster stories could acheive mass market success. The novel still works, especially whenever the shark rears it ugly snout and bares its teeth. Highly recommended.
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