2.23k reviews for:

Playground

Richard Powers

4.16 AVERAGE

mountainreader's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jhanes7's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gigiwiggle's review against another edition

2.5

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I kept wanting to like this book. I barely finished it. I liked the characters but it was so slow and it took a while for the plot to come together. 

materialambition's review

2.0

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no idea what this book is about. didn’t care for any of the characters or their lives other than the diver lady  but then the end is not terrible

miss_macy_'s review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

virginia_vex's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jeanniebean's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

maddieoppenheim's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Richard Powers when I catch you—this book is absolute cinema

sjreinardy's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

theforestfox's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 43%

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I had a similar experience trying to read Overstory. Not for me.