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  • petershields 1st Jun 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    An inspiring read, really opens you up to the proper concept of travelling. Was sad when I finished this book.

  • zoodemon Rank: Major 26th Oct 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I'd got about half way through this book when a friend mentioned that this book spawned the Di Caprio film of the same name. Fortunately i hadn't seen it so i had the story fresh from the book.

    The story is about a young man travelling alone in Thailand. We learn that he is caught up in the maels ...

  • cam100 Rank: Sergeant 28th Mar 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Beach by Alex Garland is so fast you won't feel like you're reading a novel at all! The pace whizzes along, with a fantastic plot and many underlying themes and messages to spice things up. I won't give away too much, but it's about Richard, a young man from the UK who sets off backpacking in Th ...