Thriller Horror 1976

Jaws by Peter Benchley

Published in Spanish as Tiburón

Jaws is a 1974 novel by American writer Peter Benchley. It tells the story of a great white shark that preys upon a small resort town and the voyage of three men trying to kill it.

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What it is

A small town hiding secrets · you can't put it down

What happens in it

Small-town secrets

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How it's told

Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all
Pulls you in with
The plot
Style
Easy to get into

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you want to be properly scared
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people

Maybe not if…

  • how it's written matters more to you than what happens
  • you're after something comforting

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