The Beach

Critics

• L'ultima spiaggia - The Beach

  Richard è un ragazzo inglese amante dell'avventura. In vacanza a Bangkok, nell'albergo in cui si trova, viene svegliato di notte dal vicino di stanza ubriaco, che gli parla di una misteriosa spiaggia. Il giorno seguente Richard trova una mappa attacc ... (read full critics)

  Qlibri published on Mon, 29 Nov 2010

• Bratpackers

  Less than two years after the publication of Alex Garland’s first novel, The Beach, one of cinema’s most fashionable young directors (Danny Boyle) and its most adored male star (Leonardo Di Caprio) are about to make a film version of it, a remarkable ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

5 Reviews

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  Fascinating and extremely disturbing. A very well-written novel, amazing for a first-timer!

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  sid_rw said on Mar 22, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  i read it ages before watching the movie. <br />i really liked it, there's a thrill in it that never fades, but always grows. i could not stop reading it! and, by the way, i think the movie is very good, as well :D

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  Chiara L'Onironauta said on Sep 2, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Page-turning

  I loved this novel. It reminded me the way we travelled in the 60s-70s. Do travellers still exist?

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  Federico Bussi said on Feb 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Fascinating story

  Liked the book. Fascinated writing with enough tension to keep you reading on and on.

  It's a while ago when I read this one, but still I know the redline of the story. I watched the movie after reading the book but was dissapointed by the number of missing details described in the book.

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  Liked the book. Fascinated writing with enough tension to keep you reading on and on.

  It's a while ago when I read this one, but still I know the redline of the story. I watched the movie after reading the book but was dissapointed by the number of missing details described in the book.

  I would recommend this book to all travelers and backpackers.

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  Ozute said on Sep 3, 2006 | Add your feedback

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  LOVE the book, NOT the film...

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  acoustitch said on Sep 2, 2006 | Add your feedback

Book Details

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• English Books
• Paperback 448 Pages
• Edition: Film Tie-in Ed
• ISBN-10: 0140270051
• ISBN-13: 9780140270051
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2000
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
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