Gold Dust by Ibrahim al-Koni

Gold Dust

Hoopoe Fiction

Ibrahim al-Koni with Elliot Colla (Translator)

200 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

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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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Community Reviews Summary of 118 reviews

Moods

adventurous 72%
reflective 54%
emotional 45%
sad 40%
dark 29%
tense 24%
challenging 21%
mysterious 10%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 44%
fast 30%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.55

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