I had to smile when Sager mentioned Jaws. I re-read that novel every few years. I love it. As good as the movie was, which is a classic, the novel is just as good, if not better. There is a reason why the hardcover edition stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for 44 weeks. The paperback version was even more successful, topping book charts worldwide, and by the time the film adaptation debuted in June, 1975, the novel had sold 5.5 million copies domestically, a number that eventually reached 9.5 million copies. Worldwide sales are estimated at 20 million copies. I need to replace my almost 50-year-old paperback copy... because it is literally now in two pieces!

The book Jaws was so much better than the movie.