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# Gold: A Novel

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Review: Not just for Olympic or Cycling fans - As the days countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, Cleave delicately balances the plot with revelations of the intertwined pasts of 3 Olympic cyclists and their coach. A riveting read about the lives of elite athletes, where your best friend can be you toughest competition. In Gold, Cleave retains all the insights into the motivations of individual souls that made Little Bee so captivating, but delivers them with a more plot(and less soul-crushing despair). This is one of those novels, I want to read again just to study how he balances it all and brings it all together. It's a book that will appeal to serious and casual reader alike (so it's perfect for book clubs).
Review: How an athlete lives. - Especially with the Olympics this year, I found this book about Olympic training for the bicycle race to be fascinating. Zoe and Kate are two women who have trained together since early childhood. They have trained with their friendJack. All three have been hand picked for their temperaments by their coach Tom, who watches and lives their lives as they are enmeshed in the Olympic pursuit. I found most interesting the way that the more quotidian concerns of the world interrupt the pursuit of excellence. Even for these world class athletes, the world of sex, bodies, and relationships become a part of the story. I am a sucker for a trip into a different world, and this gave me an excellent read. It isn't as luminous as Little bee, but that is the curse of an author with the excellence of a previous novel. It is still worth the read. Cleave is a wonderful writer.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #646,628 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,254 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #10,897 in Contemporary Women Fiction #20,111 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 934 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not just for Olympic or Cycling fans
*by A***L on August 27, 2012*

As the days countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, Cleave delicately balances the plot with revelations of the intertwined pasts of 3 Olympic cyclists and their coach. A riveting read about the lives of elite athletes, where your best friend can be you toughest competition. In Gold, Cleave retains all the insights into the motivations of individual souls that made Little Bee so captivating, but delivers them with a more plot(and less soul-crushing despair). This is one of those novels, I want to read again just to study how he balances it all and brings it all together. It's a book that will appeal to serious and casual reader alike (so it's perfect for book clubs).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ How an athlete lives.
*by K***R on October 6, 2012*

Especially with the Olympics this year, I found this book about Olympic training for the bicycle race to be fascinating. Zoe and Kate are two women who have trained together since early childhood. They have trained with their friendJack. All three have been hand picked for their temperaments by their coach Tom, who watches and lives their lives as they are enmeshed in the Olympic pursuit. I found most interesting the way that the more quotidian concerns of the world interrupt the pursuit of excellence. Even for these world class athletes, the world of sex, bodies, and relationships become a part of the story. I am a sucker for a trip into a different world, and this gave me an excellent read. It isn't as luminous as Little bee, but that is the curse of an author with the excellence of a previous novel. It is still worth the read. Cleave is a wonderful writer.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Cleave Wins Bronze Medal for "Gold"
*by A***A on July 24, 2012*

Chris Cleave is an extraordinary writer, whose talents surpass most, which is why I'm extra critical of his work. "Incendiary" and "Little Bee" were gut wrenching, with raw emotion and detail; they didn't trail off like a fairy-tale ending. "Gold", Cleave's third book to hit shelves is a fine read; however, it's nowhere near as good as his previous work. The story centers around two female Olympic cyclists in their early thirties, Zoe and Kate, who are training for the 2012 London Olympics. Training together since they were nineteen, the two ladies have more drama off the track than on, yet remain as close as sisters throughout each traumatic event that hits their life in their thirteen years together. Instead of taking the voice of his main characters as we're used to him doing, Cleave chose to write in the third-person, skipping from character to character, making it difficult to truly understand and feel each voice. His character development maintains strong yet leaves the character somewhat distant from the reader. To be honest, the characters didn't come across as believable. They were too simple and "Hollywood-like" to actually be realistic. In the end, "Gold" fails to live up to "Incendiary" and "Little Bee". His detailed descriptions of the track and cycling maintain the reader's interest; however, it's nowhere near his best work.

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