Episode 148: Jaws (The Book) Chapters 13-14

About this episode

Sarah and MJ discuss the disappointing ending of the Jaws book compared to the movie.

Sarah and MJ finally reach the end of Jaws ... a tumultuous journey that has proven one thing: the movie is a lot better than the book. They discuss the anti-climactic and unsatisfying end to the book, what the movie gets right in terms of pay-off, and whether they'll ever consider reading this book again...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Buddery, MJ Smith

Topics covered

• book vs movie
• literary analysis
• Jaws
• storytelling
• character development

Keywords

• Jaws
• book analysis
• movie adaptation
• literature
• story ending

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jaws, Jaws (The Book)

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