Jaws by Peter Benchley

Jaws

Jaws #1

Peter Benchley

320 pages • first pub 1974 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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Jaws by Peter Benchley is ideal for readers who crave relentless suspense and moral complexity, wrapped in a primal battle between human ambition and nature's unforgiving power.

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie. The Jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to inspire a growing interest in sharks and the ocean...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 8,476 reviews

Moods

tense: 80%

adventurous: 71%

dark: 51%

mysterious: 23%

emotional: 12%

challenging: 8%

sad: 6%

funny: 5%

informative: 4%

reflective: 3%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

32% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
13% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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