I agree the Beach is an intoxicating adventure novel. Although the film adaptation as a whole was lost in translation, there were some wonderful moments from the book captured by Boyle, Konji and DiCaprio.

I wish Sunshine was a novel and not a script. The movie was quite good but I keep asking myself what the book would be like.
.Brain is a muscle. Use it or lose it.

agreed, same feelings here. wish he would release another novel.

I read it once a year. And sometimes when Im bored, I open it on some random page and read. Its highly addictive.
.Brain is a muscle. Use it or lose it.

I concur. The Beach is one of my all-time favorites. Very, very well-written.