false 38180 1842322761 9781842322765 1899 242 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169064142m/38180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38180.On_the_Beach 21477 Nevil Shute 5823 831 2 0 false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:42:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:17:13 -0700 2009 On the other hand, I was practically bored to tears. The characters aren't all that interesting and they are all in denial to some extent about their impending doom. But seriously, nothing happens. They do a few things, ultimately pointless, and then they all lie down and take some pills to kill themselves when the radiation comes, and they die. It was almost an interesting character study to see how humans deal with the fact that they know they are going to be some of the last people on earth to perish, but it ultimately just came up short for me.]]>