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Tim Powers
535 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380715572
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: Not specified
Description
One-time professional gambler Scott Crane hasn′t returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in ten years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead – a contest he believed he walked away ...
Community Reviews Summary of 513 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
adventurous 57%
tense 26%
challenging 15%
funny 15%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcohol, AlcoholismModerate
Homophobia, Fatphobia, Suicide—
Tim Powers
535 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780380715572
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Publication date: Not specified
Description
One-time professional gambler Scott Crane hasn′t returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in ten years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead – a contest he believed he walked away ...
Community Reviews Summary of 513 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
adventurous 57%
tense 26%
challenging 15%
funny 15%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcohol, AlcoholismModerate
Homophobia, Fatphobia, Suicide