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Publisher's summary
The irresistible novel that was adapted into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Khao San Road, Bangkok—first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveler slashes his wrists, bequeathing to Richard a meticulously drawn map to "the Beach."
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Betty Trask Prize & Award (UK), Winner
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Nine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten females and ten males. By design, her life in Freedom Province is without complications or consequences. However, such freedom comes with a price. The Prime Maker is determined to keep that price a secret from the new batches of citizens that are born, nurtured, and raised androgynously.
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Don’t waste your time and money
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Best-selling science fiction superstars Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle combine their talents with those of Steven Barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankind’s first outpost in the farthest reaches of space. Light years from Earth, colonists land on a planet they name Avalon. It seems like a paradise—until native creatures savagely attack. It will take every bit of intelligence, courage, and military-style discipline to survive.
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While Ellie and her friends are away in the bush, the world changes. Suddenly they are in the toughest situations humans can confront, facing life and death decisions. They are thrown into a world where they find courage, initiative, spirit and wisdom, or they die.
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BEST 4.99$ I EVER SPENT!!!!
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Long before Amy Gumm got swept away from a Kansas trailer park...Dorothy Gale received a package on the night of her 16th birthday: a pair of red high-heeled shoes. "Dear Dorothy," the note read. "I thought about silver to match the ones you lost, but in the end I decided that red was more your color. I think you know what to do with them."
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I love this book
- By Anonymous User on 02-02-21
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Maddy should have died in a plane crash. Liam should have died at sea when the Titanic sank. Sal should have died in a tragic fire. But a mysterious man whisked them away to safety. Maddy, Liam, and Sal quickly learn that time travel is no longer just a hope for the future; it is a dangerous reality. And they weren't just rescued from their terrible fates…they were recruited for the agency of TimeRiders created to protect the world from those seeking to alter the course of history for personal gain.
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Rather mundane story, not very scifi
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For Sophie Ducel, her honeymoon in French Polynesia was intended as a celebration of life. For Barry Bleecker, the same trip was meant to mark a new beginning - turning away from his dreary existence in Manhattan finance to seek creative inspiration. But when their small plane is downed in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivors of the wreck are left with one common goal: survival.
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I wanted a happy ending
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Croak
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Fed up with her wild behavior, 16-year-old Lex’s parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach Lex the family business. She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next.
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Juvenile
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16-year-old Mara Westray has just lost her mother, and now, being shipped off to live with the father she doesn’t know is not how she imagined grieving. She's already counting down the days until she turns 18 and can leave the tiny island of Swans Landing. But from the moment she steps off the ferry, nothing is as ordinary as it looks. As she tries to unravel the events that led to her mom fleeing the island 16 years ago, Mara finds that the biggest secret of all is only the beginning.
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A Good Listen.
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With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
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Before Kelsey there was a girl, raised by a villain, whose love for a hero changed the course of history. Trapped under the thumb of her abusive and powerful father Lokesh, Yesubai struggles to keep her own magical abilities secret while evading his dark powers. When Lokesh promises Yesubai to the prince of a neighboring kingdom, she becomes the central pawn in his plot to destroy the ruling family and take power for himself. Yesubai is trapped by her father's threats and desperate to protect the man she comes to love, but she knows that any decision she makes will have dire consequences. As dark forces gather around her, Yesubai must decide if she's willing to reveal that somewhere deep within her she has the power to change everything.
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It was OK
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- Danny Elfman
- 11-28-23
Paradise is an Illusion
Very interesting, not at all what I was expecting, enjoyable and a fun listen. Ending was wild
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-28-23
The Beach
This book was excellent. Gave me Lord of the Flies mixed with adventure vibes. The narrator is great as well. Would highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-23-24
please learn the names in Thai
enjoyable overall but the book mentions KHAOsan road and Koh PHA-NGAN so many times along with places like Ang Thong and they're all so terribly mispronounced it's very grating.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-25-24
Mr. Duck knows
Seeing the movie first I had a rough idea what I was getting in to. Like any book I found it more detailed than the movie. In fact, there were subtle differences in this which I think enhanced the story line. Also I think narrator did a great job at making the listen interesting by articulating his voice to the character in the story.
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- Elizabeth Hall
- 08-30-24
The beach by Alex garland
I really really enjoyed this book. For one thing it was a pleasure to have a rollicking. Good story. I thought the characters were great. I liked the mixture of magical, realism and Straight Ford fiction. And I just couldn’t stop listening to it. I’m going to look for more from Alex Garland. Thanks so much.
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- Theresa
- 08-26-22
Ehh
Very indifferent feelings avout thjs book. Not bad, not good. Probably would not recommend.
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- Christopher Finnell
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Wow
Gen Xers thought if everyone would just “be cool” everything would be OK. We are all seeing how that turned out. The Beach for-told in 1997.
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- K. Young
- 09-18-23
The Beach
I enjoy rereading this story from time to time. I don't have any real problems with this selection, but I think I prefer reading this over listening. I did have to slow the speed down to find a more enjoyable pace.
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- Osa Omogbai
- 12-15-22
The book is not soo much fun
Not fun at all simply boring don’t have much words for it any more thanks you
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