Reviews round-up
Playground
by Richard Powers
4 of 5 critics positive
8 reviews: 2 raves, 2 positives, 1 mixed; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“an electrifyingly beautiful tale of tech and the ocean”
Playground by Richard Powers review – an electrifyingly beautiful tale of tech and the ocean
“it’s a magnificent one”
Richard Powers’ Playground isn’t a great American novel – it’s a magnificent one
“his latest is an effective twist on AI panic”
I Hate Didactic Novels. Here’s Why This One Works.
“gift for making complexity feel majestic rather than overwhelming”
Ocean life, games and the digital revolution converge in Richard Powers’ Playground
“the ideas are big, the writing overdone”
It’s a Richard Powers book – the ideas are big, the writing overdone
'Playground' review: Richard Powers plunges deep into the ocean
First He Spoke for the Trees; Now He Speaks for the Sea (Published 2024)
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