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The Beach

by Alex Garland

Publication date: 1996

Print length: 439 pages

Average Reading Time: 9 hours 45 minutes

Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781573228015

Genre: Adventure

A young backpacker named Richard hears a rumor of a hidden beach in Thailand — paradise, if you can find it. What begins as adventure turns into a closed society with its own rules, jealousies, and rot beneath the turquoise. Garland's debut is lean, hypnotic, and built around a male protagonist who wants utopia badly enough to help destroy it.

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Ryan Minick

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Great book!!! I really enjoyed this one and it was hard to put down. Short read but worth the time for sure!

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Loved it!!!!

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Sol Pint

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Entertaining but definitely a new author.

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One helluva book!!!! Loved the story line, the characters and the descriptive text. Is there a sequel???

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Robert Mason

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Engaging and keeps your interest. Definitely dystopian. Ending was abrupt and a bit disappointing but in general really enjoyed

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