Best Beach Reads
- List of the Month
- July 2021 (see all)
- Description
- Our July LibraryThing list of the month will focus on books to read at the beach. Add your own favorite titles for reading on the sand and by the shore.
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- 9 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, etxgardener, charl08, RuMuse, anyother, cindyst2000, bcbcmarianna, perennialreader, ahef1963
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6,365 members
203 reviews
3.9
Score 27.27
Added 2021-07-17, 08:12 AM
- 8 Members
- etxgardener, bookaholicgirl, RuMuse, jonathankws, sturlington, bcbcmarianna, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy
- Explanations
- RuMuse: A gripping psychological thriller as fascinating as it is hard to put down.
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7,456 members
512 reviews
3.9
Score 21.23
Added 2021-07-13, 09:46 PM
- 6 Members
- dara85, bookaholicgirl, cindyst2000, perennialreader, TheLoopyLibrarian, ahef1963
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18,025 members
273 reviews
3.9
Score 19.48
Added 2021-07-13, 04:27 PM
- 6 Members
- thorold, jonathankws, elkiedee, susanbooks, JuliaMaria, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- thorold: The famous holiday quandary: where are we going tomorrow?
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by TJ Klune
6,907 members
344 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 19.1
Added 2021-07-14, 04:39 PM
- 6 Members
- RuMuse, jonathankws, cindyst2000, bcbcmarianna, bookcookie1920, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- RuMuse: A delight to read."The House in the Cerulean Sea is a big, warm, comforting hug wrapped up in a novel ..." review by https://jessticulates.com/2021/01/08/review-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-by-tj-klune/
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6,366 members
358 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 15.36
Added 2021-07-21, 03:02 PM
- 4 Members
- pwhite98270, kara.shamy, chwiggy, Lynsey2
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- 6 Members
- charl08, abbottthomas, thorold, spiphany, JuliaMaria, ahef1963, ,etxgardener ,anyother
- Explanations
- thorold: Probably the most famous beach encounter in literature
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- 4 Members
- charl08, bookcookie1920, kara.shamy, booksbooks63
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- 4 Members
- gmathis, anyother, kac522, ManWithAnAgenda,
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251 members
24 reviews
4.2
Score 12.87
Added 2021-07-15, 06:14 PM
- 4 Members
- Aquila, paradoxosalpha, bcbcmarianna, pwhite98270
- Explanations
- Aquila: Excellent short stories with some island themes
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- 4 Members
- tardis, anyother, pwhite98270, AbigailAdams26
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- 4 Members
- charl08, bcbcmarianna, susanbooks, celeste_r
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- 3 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, bookcookie1920, monicapeterson12345
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3,441 members
106 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 10.19
Added 2021-07-13, 04:25 PM
- 3 Members
- thorold, elkiedee, JuliaMaria
- Explanations
- thorold: Bored teenager on holiday decides to write a novel, becomes famous French author
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- 3 Members
- jonathankws, kac522, Michael.Rimmer
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2,078 members
117 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 8.73
Added 2021-07-18, 08:06 AM
- 3 Members
- vwinsloe, yourightoffcourse, celeste_r,
- Explanations
- yourightoffcourse: Richard Russo is a good reliable read anytime.
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- 2 Members
- tardis, booksbooks63
- Explanations
- tardis: The start of one of my favourite cozy mystery series, and a stack of fun mysteries is awesome for summer reading.
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- 2 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, Iudita
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- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, kara.shamy
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Yo dawg, I heard you like the beach. So there's beach in this read so you can read while you beach.
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- 2 Members
- pwhite98270, aspirit
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- 2 Members
- JuliaMaria, kara.shamy
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- 2 Members
- kaixo, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 2 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7
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- 2 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, FerneMysteryReader
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5,541 members
264 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.87
Added 2021-07-13, 09:48 PM
- 2 Members
- perennialreader, Tess_W
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- 2 Members
- spiphany, ManWithAnAgenda
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936 members
19 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.5
Added 2021-07-13, 04:32 PM
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- 2 Members
- brickhorse, susanbooks,Kathleen828
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- Member
- eclbates
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- Member
- Kathleen828
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- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: May be the perfect beach book.
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- Member
- jonathankws
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- Member
- abbottthomas
54
- Member
- patriciabarbosa_bcn
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by Rumaan Alam
2,340 members
133 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 3.5
Added 2021-07-17, 08:11 AM
- 2 Members
- cindyst2000, sturlington,
56
- Member
- chwiggy
57
- Member
- sturlington
59
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, Iudita,etxgardener ,anyother
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- Member
- bookcookie1920
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- Member
- spiphany
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by Robert Irwin
99 members
4 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 3.36
Added 2021-07-15, 01:00 PM
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Pleasurable guilt? Read what thou wilt.
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- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: Any book in this series will do.
68
- Member
- patriciabarbosa_bcn
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6,329 members
160 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 3.04
Added 2021-07-15, 12:59 PM
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: textual obsession, multiple authorship, and criminal intrigue ... lively, not dense: a genuine pleasure read
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- Member
- dara85
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- Member
- sturlington
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- Member
- susanbooks
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- Member
- Micheller7
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384 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 3.04
Added 2021-07-28, 04:47 AM
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: I'm surprised this author isn't more popular.
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- Member
- FerneMysteryReader
77
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
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- Member
- abbottthomas
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- Member
- Eowyn1
80
- Member
- Tess_W
81
- Member
- Eowyn1
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- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Imagine if Dan Brown were a poet into jazz music and trance evocation.
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- Member
- Micheller7
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- Member
- sturlington
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by Nora Ephron
352 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 2.83
Added 2021-07-28, 04:49 AM
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: Anything by Nora Ephron will do.
88
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
90
- Member
- Tess_W
91
- Member
- perennialreader
92
by Abbi Waxman
1,635 members
124 reviews
3.8
Score 2.68
Added 2021-07-14, 04:41 PM
- Member
- bookcookie1920
93
- Member
- Eowyn1
94
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: Just fun, and people will note you're not reading trashy fiction.
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- Member
- kaixo
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- Member
- FerneMysteryReader
97
- Member
- sdbookhound,
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by Woody Allen
1,507 members
9 reviews
3.9
Score 0.56
Added 2021-07-28, 04:52 AM
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia,etxgardener
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: Always a favorite author, but with a serious ick factor.
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21,290 members
372 reviews
4
Score 0.46
Added 2021-07-28, 04:52 AM
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia,
- Explanations
- SomeGuyInVirginia: Anything by Sedaris will do.