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Title: Life's no Beach in Manila
Review: What a disappointment! Less plot than the average allotment and a worrying slide towards the vogue of pretention over story.The idea is interesting and Garland writes well enough to almost get away with that alone; but not quite well enough.Read The Beach, which is a joy, and leave this on the shelf unless you're a committed Garland fan.
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