Miyuki Woodward, lover of pints and Pot Noodles, has been spending holidays in the same Welsh seaside town for years. She loves the wet walks, she loves The Anchor and most of all she loves the pub-quiz. This year, following an act of raw creativity involving some cans of gold spray paint, Miyuki will take part in the most turbulent events the village has seen since Tall Mr Hughes returned from the pub toilet without remembering to button up.
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'Absolutely flawless comic writing. Original, fresh and funny.' -- Observer
'Hilarious and acutely affecting.' -- Independent on Sunday
'Lovely, whimsical stuff' -- Independent
'One of the best writers in the country...excellent, original funny and profound.' -- Daily Express
Any good? Oh, very. -- Sunday Herald
Gold is a funny little novel, both humorous and strange -- The Observer
'Hilarious and acutely affecting.' -- Independent on Sunday
'Lovely, whimsical stuff' -- Independent
'One of the best writers in the country...excellent, original funny and profound.' -- Daily Express
Any good? Oh, very. -- Sunday Herald
Gold is a funny little novel, both humorous and strange -- The Observer
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Sheenagh Pugh
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Format:Paperback
"Gold" tells the story of Miyuke, a Welsh-Japanese junk food addict who spends her annual holiday away from her much-loved partner in Pembrokeshire among a bunch of mainly elderly pub bores. It might look like a beguilingly slow, comic read, but though the comedy is real it masks a serious purpose. It's about not trying to prolong moments - carpe diem, if you like, but having plucked it, don't try to make it last, because it isn't meant to. Miyuke's attempt to prolong the transient gold of a beach sunset by literally gilding the rocks is emblematic of this theme. Very readable, and in the end quite sad, as many of Rhodes' are, but the end is justified and feels right. And don't fall into the common error of English critics, ie thinking that comedy can't be profound and "serious" writers should avoid it. Most of them do avoid it, but only because it's so much harder than tragedy.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Miyuki Woodward spends two weeks of each year away from her lover, Grindl, in a sleepy seaside village in Wales. She spends her time reading, walking, stuffing her face with macaroni cheese and frazzles. She also drinks in the local pub with short Mr Hughes, tall Mr Hughes, Mr Puw and Septic Barry.
The village is a place where much stays the same, but Miyuki feels a compulsion to do something creative with seven tins of gold paint, and this will have repercussions.
'Gold' is a character driven novel, but Rhodes' attention to detail and perfect obeservations make this a sheer joy. The book is in turns funny, tender, painful and beautiful. I really did laugh out loud reading about the pub landlord who reads that being deliberately rude to customers will attract a cult following of new customers.
This book was an unexpected pleasure. Highly recommended.
The village is a place where much stays the same, but Miyuki feels a compulsion to do something creative with seven tins of gold paint, and this will have repercussions.
'Gold' is a character driven novel, but Rhodes' attention to detail and perfect obeservations make this a sheer joy. The book is in turns funny, tender, painful and beautiful. I really did laugh out loud reading about the pub landlord who reads that being deliberately rude to customers will attract a cult following of new customers.
This book was an unexpected pleasure. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By S. R. Basso
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read the paperback a few years ago and would very much like to buy the Kindle version but the sample I downloaded presents the text as unjustified (lazy) and entirely in italics (mental). Given that Mr Rhodes has a supposedly excellent new novel out that is correctly formatted for Kindle, I live in hope that an alchemist from his publishers will read this and get it sorted.
Update: Four months later and the italics are gone, which is good, but only the first paragraph of the novel was justified in the sample download. Nearly there.
Final update: Happy New Year! All fixed now. Reader, I bought it. You should too.
Update: Four months later and the italics are gone, which is good, but only the first paragraph of the novel was justified in the sample download. Nearly there.
Final update: Happy New Year! All fixed now. Reader, I bought it. You should too.
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surprisingly memorable
Not lifechanging nor a fantastic story but simple and easy to read. I found that I kept thinking about it afterwards and at the moment whenever I feel annoyed with someone I can't... Read more
Published 6 months ago by lesley
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I came across this novel while browsing in our local library, and what a find! I had never heard of Dan Rhodes, and didn't have great expectations, but I absolutely loved this... Read more
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Wonderfully engaging and VERY funny!
Dan Rhodes could be on his way to becoming my favourite new author; his collection of short stories `Anthropology' was witty and slightly crazy and the same is true of `Gold', the... Read more
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A rather quirky book- the main character drinks a rather unbelievable amount of beer.
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Billed as a Comedy, this could be so until the abrupt ending. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Troy Beal
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Really enjoyed this quirky and unpredicatable book, it made me laugh out loud which is genuinely unusual when it comes to books. Read more
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Folks, this book is a treat indeed. It was really "unputdownable" (quotation from the back cover), except after the first 160 pages I had to call it a day and finish it off the... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2010 by Björn Weizenkeim
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Just like the rock, it twinkles from afar...
Gold.
It's a bright material, you know? One that seems to make us feel happier, lighter somehow. That's the same effect Rhodes' narrative had on me. Read more
It's a bright material, you know? One that seems to make us feel happier, lighter somehow. That's the same effect Rhodes' narrative had on me. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2010 by A. G. Lamas
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Fun, quirky and just plain nice!
Set in the idyllic Welsh countryside, Gold is the story of Miyuki Woodward, a half-Japanese/half-Welsh interior designer who takes her two weeks vacation alone in the same village,... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by JpfA
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