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"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time! From the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jaws: A huge shark that killed three people in a boat
- Martin Brody: Police Chief of Amity
- Matt Hooper: Ichthyologist from Woods Hole who joins the hunt in Amity
- Quint: Professional, if a little unorthodox, fisherman with years of experience on the water. Bad ass Capt. of the Orca!
- Ellen Brody: Chief Brody's wife
- Khari Wilmore: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs Kintner
- Larry Vaughan: Mayor of Amity
- Harry Meadows: Editor of the Amity _Leader_ and friend of Martin Brody
- Foote
- Middleton
- Leonard
- Daisy Wicker: Amity local, works at the antique store in town
- David Hooper: Brother of Matthew Hooper and former boyfriend of Ellen Brody
- Sean: Son of Ellen and Martin Brody
- Bill Whitman: _Times_ reporter
- Sally Gardner: Wife of Ben Gardner
- Ben Gardner: Local Amity Fisherman
- Bixby
- Walter
- Dorothy
- Russo
- Albert Morris
- Loeffler
- Matthew Hooper: Ichthyologist invited to Amity to answer questions about the shark
- Billy
- Minnie Eldridge: Amity postwoman
- Mr Cassidy
- Grace Finley
- Kimble
- Mr Cater
- Chief Brody: Martin Brody, protagonist and chief of police in Amity. Married to Ellen Brody.
Quotes edit
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“"We're going to need a Bigger Boat."”
Martin Brody -
“I should have brought weights,' said Hooper. Quint said, 'you should have brought brains.”
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“As Quint spoke, Brody looked into his eyes. They seemed as dark and bottomless as the eye of the fish. 'I'll come,' said Brody. 'I don't guess I have any choice. ''No,' said Quint. 'We have no choice.”
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“He was alone in blue silence speckled with shafts of sunlight that danced through the water.”
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Jaws. (standard series)
Followed by Jaws 2.
This is book 3 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1974. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Watership Down, and followed by Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
This is book 25 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by The Girl Who Played with Fire, and followed by The Alienist.
This book is in Call An Exterminator!. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Benchley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0385047711
Page Count: 311
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0385047711
Page Count: 311
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3552.E537 1974
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Jaws (1975) (IMDb): Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw
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