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Title: EASY to put down, NOT spellingbinding like The Beach
Review: I loved The Beach, Alex Garland's first book. The movie was ok ,however it is the writer's voice in this book that is so unique. In The Tesseract, the writers voice is totally different,and I did not find it unique or compelling as it is in The Beach. I bought the hardback of The Tesseract because I could not wait for another book by this author and was totally disappointed. I do not like short stories and this reminded me of stories not a book. I have read books I like that were written in parts with different points of view and different stories that intertwine but this book I did not enjoy at all! If you haven't read The Beach it is a must read even if you saw the movie. The plot is enjoyable but it is the writing that makes this book special. If you have read The Beach The Tesseract is totally different in tone and writers voice.Do not read The Tesseract just because you liked his previous book.
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