Alex Garland, The Beach Reviews

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Good Points: Fantastic read, really worth while reading.

Bad Points: No bad points really, it was pretty short and left me longing for more!

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

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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 maelstrom of his mind, his spiritless western cultivation battles his lust for freedom and excitement, a lust that's harder to fulfill as each 'eden' becomes infested with debauched travellers. He rests so ...

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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 Thailand. The guy in the next room commits suicide, leaving him a mysterious map... sounds corny but it really isn't. Read it now!