The BeachModern · Fiction, Thriller, Travel
The Beach
1996 · 474 pages · Fiction
35
Modern
★ 4.00 on Goodreads · 106K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.00★ from 106K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers46 out of 100 · counts 40%+21
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #125 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #451 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #983 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Adventurous, Gripping
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