The Beach
3 journalers for this copy...
It was a so-so book for me. I was glad I didn't see the movie at the end of the book.
Up for grabs.
Up for grabs.
Journal Entry 2 by Zyrena at Counterforce - Station in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Friday, June 13, 2003
Released on Friday, June 13, 2003 at Counterforce - Station in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Journal Entry 4 by 
cestmoi
at Denny's On Maple Avenue in Buffalo, New York USA on Friday, May 26, 2006
cestmoi at Denny's On Maple Avenue in Buffalo, New York USA on Friday, May 26, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (5/26/2006 UTC) at Denny's On Maple Avenue in Buffalo, New York USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Left in the "rentals" newspaper box outside the restaurant.
This was released in honour of Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. (May 29, 2006).
From Amazon.com
In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveler rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travelers set out on a journey to find this paradise.
What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. On the surface it's a fast-paced adventure novel; at another level it explores why we search for these utopias, be they mysterious lost continents or small island communes. Garland weaves a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that suggests we are, in fact, such products of our Western culture that we cannot help but pollute and ultimately destroy the very sanctuary we seek.
Left in the "rentals" newspaper box outside the restaurant.
This was released in honour of Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. (May 29, 2006).
From Amazon.com
In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveler rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travelers set out on a journey to find this paradise.
What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. On the surface it's a fast-paced adventure novel; at another level it explores why we search for these utopias, be they mysterious lost continents or small island communes. Garland weaves a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that suggests we are, in fact, such products of our Western culture that we cannot help but pollute and ultimately destroy the very sanctuary we seek.
PICKED UP OUT SIDE OF DENNY'S RESTERANT PLAN TO PASS IT ON IN WATERLOO ONTARIO
CAUGHT IN AMHERST NEW YORK USA
CAUGHT IN AMHERST NEW YORK USA
