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'The Beach' novel, in my mind, was, in some respects, subversive.

— Alex Garland

Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over,…

— Dorothea Benton Frank

“The beach was empty, no footprints in the sand, and yet they were all there: the dead, the night and the sea. The sea…

— Nina George

“About Anna Faktorovich's "Romances of George Sand": “What a read! Not lacking in action and very imaginative.”

— Belinda Jack

“Whitehaven Beach brought me back to my days when a trip to the library was an adventure. The author lives on the beach, so…

— Kathy Maisano

“Miss Lasqueti consumed mostly crime thrillers, which constantly seemed to disappoint her. I suspect that for her the world was more accidental than any…

— Michael Ondaatje

“Books for me were what the ocean is to the fearless explorer-deep and mysterious, boundless and soothing. I loved the smell of books, the…

— Steve Pemberton

“a bookmad girl never dies.”

— Amanda Lovelace

For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.

— Evan Dando

“Get your deprived, samall-town, romance-novel reading mind out of of the gutter, Becky.”

— Maureen A. Miller

I did get tired of hearing that criticism years ago. That is not a compliment. Being labeled a "beach read" is a put-down. So,…

— John Grisham

“Hostel is basically a Henry James novel with severed fingers, screaming, and nudity.   The”

— Noah Berlatsky