Alligator

Over my recent vacation, I read Peter Benchley's JAWS, a book I had read several times as a teenager but never since then.  I remembered the book being extraordinary and have often implored people to read it, assuring them that it is far better than the film that was based upon it.

Sadly, JAWS did not stand the test of time.  Re-reading it this week, I found the story to be rather disappointing and surprisingly predictable.  The relationships that the characters have to one another differ...