Jaws, by Peter BenchleyRead about another entry on the list.
I’ve definitely made my fair share of jokes about this infamously murderous shark, but I did it knowing full well I’d be avoiding the ocean the way I avoided the shower after first seeing Psycho. Sure, read Jaws…in February.
Jaws is on the Barnes & Noble Review's list of five top books set at the beach and is one of six hugely popular books that accidentally screwed the world.
--Marshal Zeringue