Gold: A Novel Audiobook

" Technically, I didn't finish reading this book but I gave it a good go for the effort and could NOT get into it no matter how many times I tried. I am just getting too old to read books that don't grab me & keep me! "

" Really liked this book. I like Cleave anyway, but this blew me away. Great twists, interesting insight into the lives of elite athletes, and brilliantly executed tension between the three main characters. Will never look at cycling, or indeed elite athletes, the same way again. This is how a book should leave you: changed. "

" I liked the race descriptions, the Proclaimers and Star War references. Each character has something driving their competitive spirit. Zoe races as though the devil is chasing her (and perhaps he is....). Sophie is a darling and I kept cheering for her. I did find it hard to believe in Kate as a serious competitor- too empathetic to compete on the Olympic level. "

" Good book! Story was well told, characters were fairly well developed, and I enjoyed the athlete angle. Worth a read. "

" I listened to it and the reader did a fabulous job!! I thought it was a really good book with a good story line! "

" A little disappointing compared to Little Bee, but I still like the way Chris Cleave writes. "

" I didn't like Little Bee. This was good. "

" A fictionalized account of two Olympians vying for the same gold. The situations that arise are not believable, but the characters are. "

" not nearly as good as "Little Bee" and "Incendiary." I kept waiting for it to get really good but that never happened. very disappointing. "

" Although it took over 100 pages to really get beyond the multiple voices, once I did, I was hooked! Well researched from both the view of the competitive athlete and the the parent of a seriously-ill child, the last 100 pages were gripping! "

" Truly a gem. One of my favourite books so far this year. Had my smiling through my tears! "

" This book was ok...not as good as Little Bee and a little too technical in the descriptions of cycling for me. "

" This book is very compelling, and hard to put down. The characters don't always feel evenly developed, and it's not for the profanity sensitive. Everything wraps up very neatly, which isn't my favorite, but it's a very enjoyable read. "

" When I originally picked up this book, I had no idea that the Olympics would be involved! However, following the conclusion of the London Olympics, the timing of this book could not have been more perfect. The complexity of relationships and character development were truly wonderful. "

" Great story. Hated to be parted from it although reading it during the London Olympics including when watching during the gold medals rave for men helped! "

" Felt like he wanted to write about cycling, but couldn't find a novel in it, so resorted to sick child melodrama to give it tension. In the end, difficult to care about these people. It would have been more interesting if Zoe and Kate didn't have such extremes of selfishness and selflessness. "

" A little lighter than my usual fare, but one of those couldn't-put-it-down type books that make for nice vacation reading. "

" I liked this book A LOT better than "Little Bee"! Definitely a winner! "

" I really liked these characters and cared about what happened to them. I also found out they got of pursuit in velodrome cycling good move "

" My favourite book so far this year. Don't want to give too much away about the storyline but just to say that it moved me x "