Gold Dust by Ibrahim Al-Koni

Gold Dust

Hoopoe Fiction

Ibrahim Al-Koni with Elliot Colla (Translator)

fiction literary adventurous reflective medium-paced

200 pages | first published 1990

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"Imagine Cormac McCarthy's savage lyricism in a Paul Bowles desert landscape and you begin to enter the bleakly beautiful world of this mesmerizing, fable-like novel."--The Independent Gold Dust is a classic story of the brotherhood between man a...
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Summary of 60 reviews

Moods

adventurous 77%
reflective 66%
emotional 55%
sad 44%
tense 22%
challenging 11%
informative 11%
lighthearted 11%
mysterious 11%
dark 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 23%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%

Average rating

3.51

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