Jaws, Peter Benchley
Jaws, Peter Benchley
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Jaws

Author: Peter Benchley

Narrator: Erik Steele

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2009

Synopsis

With the 1974 publication of the novel Jaws and the release a year later of the film based on the book, an American cultural phenomenon was born. Today, the remarkable bestseller by Peter Benchley still towers as a thrilling classic of suspense, drama, and the eternal conflicts of man against nature … and man against himself. As the movie continues to broadcast all over the world, entire generations may know the Jaws story only through its cinematic rendition. Those unfamiliar with the literary forerunner are in for a wonderful surprise, for the novel contains many twists of plot and character that were omitted in the film. Peter Benchley’s Jaws is an extraordinary experience of its own, a masterpiece as mesmerizing today as it was in 1974, when it first took us into the watery world of a creature designed by nature to kill … and into the terror it brings from the silent darkness of the deep.

About Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley (1940–2006) was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and cowriting the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs, and the like threatening communities. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island, which were also adapted into films, and several other novels. A champion of conservation, he was a compelling author for shark fans and foes alike.

About Erik Steele

Erik Steele is a professional actor living in New York City, where he has worked both on and off Broadway and in film. He has toured with the prestigious Acting Company, performing Shakespeare and Sheridan in theaters from Atlanta to Anchorage. He holds an MFA in acting from New York University and a BA from Vassar College.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”Duuun dun duuun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun BOM BOM dun dun dun dun dun dun doo dedoo doo dedoo dede doo dede doo dededoo.” Has there ever been theme music used in a film more effectively than for the 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws? A movie so powerful that there are legions of people that have ref......more

Goodreads review by zuza_zaksiazkowane

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Goodreads review by Matthew

Today is the first full day of my Beach vacation. Here is my view: Today I finished reading Jaws and this is all I see: So . . . Maybe not the best timing! Jaws is an easy and cheesy read. I have seen the movie before and figured it would mainly be suspense. But, there is a whole lot of melodrama and n......more

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“Erik Steele’s performance heightens the tension, thereby increasing the payoff at the conclusion.” AudioFile

“Steele’s reading makes this classic beast-tale new again.” Library Journal (audio review)

“A small gem of suspense fiction…Steele amplifies not only the suspense but Benchley’s surprisingly well-honed characterizations.” Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)

“A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror...that still makes us tingle.” Washington Post

“A super-thriller! If you have any imagination at all, the book will give you the shivers.” New York Post

“Relentless terror.” Philadelphia Inquirer

“Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you’ll be putting it down breathless and stunned as dawn is breaking the next day.” Daily Express (London)

“Benchley keeps it moving, fulfills all expectations...Jaws is lean, all sinew, everything directed toward a climax that is implanted on the retina from the very first sentence.” New York magazine

“An eminently successful combination of adventure story and moral fable...The narrative is tense and absorbing, the characterization excellent, and the climactic shark hunt as exciting a sea story as one could want.” Library Journal

“Benchley’s writing is lean and efficient—this is his first novel, and also by far his best—and the story is a solid mixture of small-town politics, mystery, and outright terror.” Booklist

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