A gold bar is deceptively heavy (A FOOL\u2019S GOLD, FIRST PUBLISHED IN ALAZON MAGAZINE, 17 JUNE 2021)<\/em><\/p>\n(Faber & Faber, Kindle Book, 11 March 2025, 128 pages, borrowed from North Ayrshire Libraries via Borrowbox)<\/p>\n
I read the author\u2019s other book, Assembly<\/em> and thought it was just okay despite the rave reviews. I didn\u2019t hate it though and decided to give her another shot so read Universality<\/em> which I enjoyed a lot more. Like Assembly<\/em>, this is a very short read. I class it as a novella and not a novel due to it\u2019s length. Yet, so much happens in these scant pages. The solid gold bar incident really serves as a catalyst for a book that explores greed, capitalism and the world\u2019s growing obsession with social media. I really enjoyed this and would recommend it.<\/p>\n4\/5<\/p>\n
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