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.
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781602835849
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 2 juli 2009
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.
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781602835849
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 2 juli 2009
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Silvia
21 mrt 2024
Ik zeg dit niet vaak, maar de film is beter. De lotgevallen van de familie zijn uitermate oninteressant. Het lijkt meer daar om te gaan dan om de haai. Dat gedeelte hebben ze er in de film uitgelaten, gelukkig maar. In het boek zijn de karakters ook niet bepaald "likabe" wat in de film wel het geval is.
Dirk-Jan
21 jul 2021
Heerlijk om lekker in weg te zakken
Manon
26 apr 2023
Wist niet eens dat er een boek van was. Alle films wel gezien, maar deze kwam ik toevallig tegen. Erg leuk voorgelezen.
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6 feb 2023
JawsAurhor: Peter BenchleyI think that everyone now a days knows the movie Jaws. The monster killer shark that haunts the ocean and coastlines. Jaws feels like nostalgia to me. I remember that I felt so scared when I was watching the movie together with my family during my childhood. I'm not sure if I was afraid for the Shark itself or more for the movie sound effects.So when I found out that there is also a audio version of this famous story I got curious.The quotes where my favourite part: "You Know, A Thing About A Shark, He's Got...Lifeless Eyes. Black Eyes, Like A Doll's Eyes!"Or the most iconic one:"You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat."There where some really adventurous parts, but at some points the storyline was way to lengthy. The the love affair of the chief his wife dominated the first half of the book. I found this very distracting and unnecessary.Trigger warnings:violence, death
Liz
27 dec 2022
Eigenlijk best langdradig en zonder een echt verhaal of einde. Had er meer van verwacht. De stem van Quint is ook zwaar irritant nagedaan.
Alan
21 apr 2023
A classic book.
Stéphanie
25 apr 2023
Never saw the movie, so can't compare. Pretty good suspense. Ending quite abrupt.
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