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Ah, summer's here. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, the weather is gorgeous, and the planes flying overhead look mighty tempting. What's nicer than lying on the beach with a book, soaking up the sun and losing yourself in a good book. Kerry's picked her favourite holiday reads for men. Women can check out the [[Top Ten Beach Reads For Girls]]. (Of course, there's nothing stopping women enjoying these choices and vice versa!) Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about your favourites?

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{{topten
|title=The Book of Idle Pleasures
|author=Tom Hodgkinson
|rating=4.5
|summary=A liberating reminder of the pleasure to be found in simple, free, natural acts - from morning sex to skimming stones.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091923328</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=The Rabbit Factory
|author=Marshall Karp
|rating=4
|summary=A theme park that's a lot like Disneyland has a nightmare when one of its key animal mascots is murdered off duty. But it's just the beginning, and it's up to a pair of hardened cops to get fluffy and solve the escalating crimes that threaten the whole entertainment corporation. A bright and engaging comedy thriller that comes recommended by the Bookbag.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749081635</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=Crime
|author=Irvine Welsh
|rating=4.5
|summary=A slick, foul-mouthed, violent crime thriller which charges headlong into paedophilia and some dodgy psychology, but still somehow succeeds on several levels.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224080539</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=On Chesil Beach
|author=Ian McEwan
|rating=4.5
|summary=In a short novella, McEwan manages to fit a record of changing sexual and social mores, an extremely convincing depiction of individuals' inner worlds and a psychological (if not to say physiological) insight so piercing that it gets, almost literally, visceral.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224081187</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=The Deceived
|author=Brett Battles
|rating=4
|summary=A reasonably fast and involved crime thriller moving from the corridors of power in Washington to the backstreet markets of Singapore. Good escapist entertainment.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848090285</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=The Lost Art
|author=Simon Morden
|rating=4.5
|summary=A roller coaster of a future action-adventure story, with well constructed, fast-paced plot, judicious use made of a host of science fiction devices and larger-than-life characters which may even inspire thought about more serious issues of the use that's made of knowledge and technology, role of religion and colonialism. Highly recommended summer read.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0385609647</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=Breath
|author=Tim Winton
|rating=4.5
|summary=A young boy takes to the surf, faces his fears and slowly enters an adult world he is totally unprepared for. An elegant, powerful narrative takes a deep unexpectedly dark dive into murkier waters.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330455710</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=Armed Madhouse
|author=Greg Palast
|rating=4
|summary=Suiting a man who straddles the Atlantic, Greg Palast occupies a style ground somewhere between Michael Moore (fewer jokes) and John Pilger (more jokes) in this lucid, readable and convincing denouncement of a great deal that's wrong with the world, and in particular with George W Bush and the other movers and shakers among the world's super rich.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141018275</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=Death Wore White
|author=Jim Kelly
|rating=4.5
|summary=A surprisingly literary crime thriller. Well plotted, with strong characters, but let down by too many seemingly coincidental links between them which make it a touch less realistic than it could have been.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141027517</amazonuk>
}}

{{topten
|title=The Reapers
|author=John Connolly
|rating=4.5
|summary=Connolly's basic idea may be nothing especially new, but ''The Reapers'' is a gripping read and has enough fresh features to elevate it above the mundane.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340936657</amazonuk>
}}

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	Ah, summer's here. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, the weather is gorgeous, and the planes flying overhead look mighty tempting. What's nicer than lying on the beach with a book, soaking up the sun and losing yourself in a good book. Kerry's picked her favourite holiday reads for men. Women can check out the [[Top Ten Beach Reads For Girls]]. (Of course, there's nothing stopping women enjoying these choices and vice versa!) Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about your favourites?		Ah, summer's here. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, the weather is gorgeous, and the planes flying overhead look mighty tempting. What's nicer than lying on the beach with a book, soaking up the sun and losing yourself in a good book. Kerry's picked her favourite holiday reads for men. Women can check out the [[Top Ten Beach Reads For Girls]]. (Of course, there's nothing stopping women enjoying these choices and vice versa!) Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about your favourites?

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 __NOTOC__
-{{topten
+{{Frontpage
 |title=The Book of Idle Pleasures
 |author=Tom Hodgkinson
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=A liberating reminder of the pleasure to be found in simple, free, natural acts - from morning sex to skimming stones.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091923328</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0091923328
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=The Rabbit Factory
 |author=Marshall Karp
 |rating=4
 |summary=A theme park that's a lot like Disneyland has a nightmare when one of its key animal mascots is murdered off duty. But it's just the beginning, and it's up to a pair of hardened cops to get fluffy and solve the escalating crimes that threaten the whole entertainment corporation. A bright and engaging comedy thriller that comes recommended by the Bookbag.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749081635</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0749081635
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=Crime
 |author=Irvine Welsh
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=A slick, foul-mouthed, violent crime thriller which charges headlong into paedophilia and some dodgy psychology, but still somehow succeeds on several levels.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224080539</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0224080539
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=On Chesil Beach
 |author=Ian McEwan
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=In a short novella, McEwan manages to fit a record of changing sexual and social mores, an extremely convincing depiction of individuals' inner worlds and a psychological (if not to say physiological) insight so piercing that it gets, almost literally, visceral.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224081187</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0224081187
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=The Deceived
 |author=Brett Battles
 |rating=4
 |summary=A reasonably fast and involved crime thriller moving from the corridors of power in Washington to the backstreet markets of Singapore. Good escapist entertainment.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848090285</amazonuk>
+|isbn=1848090285
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=The Lost Art
 |author=Simon Morden
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=A roller coaster of a future action-adventure story, with well constructed, fast-paced plot, judicious use made of a host of science fiction devices and larger-than-life characters which may even inspire thought about more serious issues of the use that's made of knowledge and technology, role of religion and colonialism. Highly recommended summer read.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0385609647</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0385609647
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=Breath
 |author=Tim Winton
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=A young boy takes to the surf, faces his fears and slowly enters an adult world he is totally unprepared for. An elegant, powerful narrative takes a deep unexpectedly dark dive into murkier waters.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330455710</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0330455710
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=Armed Madhouse
 |author=Greg Palast
 |rating=4
 |summary=Suiting a man who straddles the Atlantic, Greg Palast occupies a style ground somewhere between Michael Moore (fewer jokes) and John Pilger (more jokes) in this lucid, readable and convincing denouncement of a great deal that's wrong with the world, and in particular with George W Bush and the other movers and shakers among the world's super rich.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141018275</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0141018275
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=Death Wore White
 |author=Jim Kelly
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=A surprisingly literary crime thriller. Well plotted, with strong characters, but let down by too many seemingly coincidental links between them which make it a touch less realistic than it could have been.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141027517</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0141027517
 }}
+{{Frontpage
 |title=The Reapers
 |author=John Connolly
 |rating=4.5
 |summary=Connolly's basic idea may be nothing especially new, but ''The Reapers'' is a gripping read and has enough fresh features to elevate it above the mundane.
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340936657</amazonuk>
+|isbn=0340936657
 }}
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+}}
 [[Category:Lists|Beach Reads For Boys]]
 [[Category:Crime|*Top Ten Beach Reads For Boys]]
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 [[Category:Literary Fiction|*Top Ten Beach Reads For Boys]]
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