I’m not entirely sure what Spielberg saw in this novel that made him think, “Yes, we’ll turn this into a summer blockbuster — with a brand new ending and about 2/3 of the content removed/changed”. That must have been his thought process, though, because besides the character’s names and the presence of a big ol’ shark, this book is wildly different from the movie. That being said — I love the movie, and the book was pretty damn good. “Look, Chief, you can’t go off half-cocked looking […]