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Gold
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Narrated by:
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Emilia Fox
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By:
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Chris Cleave
About this listen
Usually, this is where we'd tell you what this book is about. But with Chris Cleave, it's a bit different. Because if you've read The Other Hand or Incendiary, you'll know that what his books are about is only part of the story - what really matters is how they make you feel. Gold is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional. It will make you cry. Gold is about what drives us to succeed - and what we choose to sacrifice for success. It will make you feel glad to be alive. Gold is about the struggles we all face every day; the conflict between winning on others' terms, and triumphing on your own. It will make you count your blessings. Gold is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. And once you begin, it will be a heart-pounding race to the finish.
©2012 Chris Cleave (P)2012 Hodder & StoughtonListeners also enjoyed...
holiday read
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Neither of these passages were what the book was about.
I am so glad I didn't delete the book before I read any further - it was beautiful, touching, sad and heart-warming.
I think I'll listen to again soon. Perhaps in July as I won't be watching the televison.
Intrigued
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This one did take me a little while to get into (as others have said) - it stops and starts in a deliberately obfuscating way. About half way through, though, it starts to get properly gripping as the past and the present agonies start to come to a head.
I do like cycling although I'm not sporty. I don't think this is just a novel for those who are sports mad, that is merely a (well-described) setting and the scenario for the kind of competitiveness in the relationships between the characters.
If you don't like or know much about Star Wars, some of this might be lost on you!
I initially wondered how this could ever be by the same author as Little Bee - but having had a few days to reflect I do see the comparisons. Cleave draws our careful dynamics between people, and between the units people put themselves in. He allows the past to shape the present in a very slow-burning but powerful way.
What you give up and what you value
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Average
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A really good listen
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What does it take to be a top athlete?
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It's definitely well written with some nice observations, and I did want to know how it all turned out which is obviously a good thing. The narration was also faultless.
I'm usually a little sceptical when male writers choose to write about purportedly complex woman and their friendships because, as here it rarely strays away from the stereotypical.
The whole narrative sometimes seems to be an excercise in punishing the two leads.
Like I said I don't think I was the right audience for this, it just seems a good illustration of why kids mess up your life yet you're supposed to see them as life's ulitmate achievement. No ta.
Soap Opera
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I had high hopes for this book, because The other Hand was one of my favourite books, powerful, funny, moving and recommendable.But no, this book was not time well spent!
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I was really underwhelmed with this book. The other Hand was the kind of book & writing that will stay in your memory and thoughts forever. Surprised at how different this book was. 'Gold' had nothing special about it. I will forget about it, and I kept wanting it to end while listening to it. I didn't enjoy the writing, or the story and I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.Nothing like The other Hand & Little Bee
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Any additional comments?
Chris Cleave is a beautiful storyteller. He weaves wonderful relationships out of the most difficult scenarios. Thought-provoking and touching, his stories showcase the very best and worst of people at the same time. They make you despair for humanity at the same time as giving you hope for our race. We are capable of such terrible things, such selfishness. Yet at the same time, we’re capable of such sacrifice and love.Gold is wonderfully written, with moments of humour and sadness throughout. I gasped reading one scene, which (as it involved vomit) should have been incredibly disgusting. Instead it was so moving I nearly cried. Having read The Other Hand, I couldn’t imagine Chris Cleave topping that masterpiece. It would be a lie to say that Gold does but it’s a very different book, with a very different story and it certainly holds its own. Absolutely stunning read/listen.
Superb narration, superb writing
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Would you consider the audio edition of Gold to be better than the print version?
YesWhat other book might you compare Gold to, and why?
I haven't come accross anything similarWhat about Emilia Fox’s performance did you like?
Lovely voice; very believable accentsIf you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
No ideaAny additional comments?
Compulsive listening. Very disappointed when it ended.astounding
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