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Novelist Nick Hornby referred to The Beach as "a Lord of the Flies for Generation X", and the Sunday Oregonian called it "Generation X's first great novel". The Washington Post wrote that it is "a furiously intelligent first novel" and "a book that moves with the kind of speed and grace many older writers can only day-dream about."
They later go to the beach and Tim meets Rachel, a girl his age. The three have dinner; Les tries to pick up Rachel, and Tim again leaves. Les finds him in their room smoking marijuana and tearfully apologizes in vain. He again meets Rachel, talking with her about manta rays and Tim. Tim and Les then sit on the beach, gazing at the ocean.
The novel follows six young characters from diverse backgrounds and various countries as their paths meet and they travel together through parts of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Mozambique. The story is told from the perspective of the narrator, George Fairbanks, who is an investment analyst for the fictional company World Mutual Bank in ...
Since no one got hurt during the game between Black Rabbit and Izayoi, Sandra decides to let them go unpunished, to Mandra's disappointment in his hatred for the No-Names. As an additional punishment, Shiroyasha requests that they protect Sandra by slaying the Demon Lord mentioned in the prophecy of the Laplace's demon .
A coming-of-age story that follows Andrew Jackson Libby, a boy from Earth with extraordinary mathematical ability but meager education. [2] Finding few opportunities on Earth, he joins the Cosmic Construction Corps, a future military-led version of the US Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps employing out-of-work youth to construct the infrastructure needed to colonize the Solar System.
Haganai (はがない), short for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (僕は友達が少ない, literally "I Don't Have Many Friends"), is an anime television series produced by AIC Build based on the light novel series by Yomi Hirasaka. It follows a group of misfits who have trouble making friends and form the Neighbors Club with the goal of making ...
On the Beach is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following a nuclear war some years previous.
Kirkus Reviews said the novel is "a well-researched exploration of love and redemption against the backdrop of post–World War II New England." [ 2 ] Star Tribune ' s Laurie Hertzel called The Beach at Summerly "a fascinating novel about love, class, loyalty and money."