Read, Repeat

(Penguin UK)

What is it about?

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The story revolves around a young traveller in Bangkok, Richard. On being given a handmade map to a hidden beach by an older traveller, Daffy, Richard sets out on a journey to look for this idyllic and isolated beach untouched by commercialization and tourism. Joined in by his new friends, who in their quest discover the island, only to realize that the beach had a small community of self sufficient travellers who have been living there for several years.

Why we recommend?

This book is a breathtaking discovery of a paradise and an extraordinary truth behind the journeys of life, a search, and a new way of living. As people say, it is the classic story of a paradise-found and lost. A shut off world and a slow paced life of leisure, learn the extents to which people can go to protect something they love the most. It is a mix of recollection and horror fiction.

About the author

Alex Garland is an English novelist, screenwriter and director. Reaching the heights of success with his book, The Beach, which was later adapted into a movie by Danny Boyle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. His work has been praised through his thriller novel, The Tesseract and The Coma. As a screenwriter he has been appreciated for 28 days later and Sunshine.

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