![]() ![]() Reviewing the book for Time, John Skow thought that these “events simply refuse to take on life and momentum.” For the film, the plot was stripped down to its core, focusing on the three men who attempt to kill the great white.ĭon Kaye of Den of Geek describes the novel as a fun “summer read” but acknowledges that “it’s the movie version of Jaws that has been more fully imprinted in our cultural memory.” It is now known that sharks usually only attack humans when they mistake them for their regular prey (which rarely happens). Alongside the main plot about the shark attacking the seaside town of Amity, readers were subjected to subplots concerning the personal dramas of the town’s residents. ![]() Despite being a bestseller, critical opinion was mixed. Jaws is best known for its 1975 movie adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg, but the book itself made a splash at the time. ![]()
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