The Beach
by:
Alex Garland (author)
Late at night in a seedy hotel, Richard is drawn into a strange conversation with a fellow guest. Through a narrow strip of mosquito netting he hears for the first time of a secret beach, and island Garden of Eden hidden somewhere in the scattered islands of a Thai marine park. The next morning,...
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Late at night in a seedy hotel, Richard is drawn into a strange conversation with a fellow guest. Through a narrow strip of mosquito netting he hears for the first time of a secret beach, and island Garden of Eden hidden somewhere in the scattered islands of a Thai marine park. The next morning, Richard finds a map pinned to his door, and the man who put it there has slashed his wrists. The challenge is irresistible, and Richard sets off on a perilous journey in search of Shangri-La.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781573227971 (1573227978)
Publish date: February 1st 2000
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Travel,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Asia,
Thriller
For me “The Beach” does not fall into any specific genre. I think it is part philosophy, horror, thriller and adventure story. It is also funny as hell. Richard and his friends find a secluded beach in Thailand with a community of hippies. Richard is a young backpacker on vacation when he finds ...
Disappointingly over-rated. The Tesseract was a far better piece of writing.
Sort of wish I hadn't seen the movie before reading the book; I think I would've liked the book more than I did had that been the case.
"I have fallen out of the habit of writing reviews for the books that I've been reading but upon completing The Beach, I felt compelled to share with others how great a book it is.I could not put this book down. It was gripping from beginning to end. I loved how despite Richard's worsening mental...
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