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The Beach
- Narrated by: Alfie Allen
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The classic story of paradise found - and lost.
Richard lands in East Asia in search of an earthly utopia. In Thailand he is given a map promising an unknown island, a secluded beach - and a new way of life.
What Richard finds when he gets there is breathtaking: more extraordinary, more frightening than his wildest dreams. But how long can paradise survive here on Earth? And what lengths will Richard go to in order to save it?
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- Michael
- 26-12-16
The film made me hesitate...
but I needn't have. There's enough variation on the movie to maintain a feeling of discovery and surprise. Plus the narration is first class.
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- kmcca5
- 30-09-16
20 years waiting for this audiobook!
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20 years waiting for this audiobook! I can’t believe it was 20 years ago this came out, it was all the talk of my pals and I one summer when we were all 16. I read the book about 3 times and loved it every time.
The Audio edition is great but only slightly let down by the narrators poor Scottish accent when doing the Daffy Character. I am Scottish and when the accent is butchered I find it irritating. Other than that he did a pretty solid job.
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- Kate Murphy
- 12-08-16
JUST BRILLIANT
Read the book a few years ago and the audio version is even better. The narration is excellent , just how I would imagine Richard [the teller of the story] would speak. All the accents of the various characters are so well done.
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- Lee Calladine
- 07-03-17
Twisting and turning adrenaline
The story from the point of view of Richard is do thought provoking and dangerous that you will lose yourself in this book
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- rory
- 03-10-16
Excellent narration
Great book obviously but the narration is really first rate. He really brings you into the story and onto the beach..
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- Kyle blane
- 16-01-22
Almost better than actually reading the book
Read this book 20 years ago and have seen the film a bunch of times. Think I actually enjoyed the audio book even better. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- TheGreatNatdoors
- 22-08-21
Brilliant
Always been one of my top favourites but the narration is fantastic and brought the story to life in a way I’d never appreciated before. If only Danny Boyles interpretation had been as honest to the narrative
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- AimeeW
- 12-02-21
Better than the film
I enjoyed the film but the book is so much better. Alfie Allen is a really good narrator (although I didn't much like his Sal).
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- Chris S
- 07-09-18
Surpassed all expectations. Unputdownable.
Ive seen the beach film a few times and always enjoy the fantasy of the storyline so even though i roughly knew what was going to happen it did not make me enjoy this book any less. It is very well written and absolutely surpasses the film. I could not leave it alone and would thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting an easy read to be immersed into a travellers life in Asia.
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- mr
- 30-07-16
Exceptional
Exceptional story: dark and full of the menace of humanity. Exceptional narrator: Theon from Game of Thrones has all the ascents and a real flair for telling the story how it should be told! Bloody loved it.
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