Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers

Plowing the Dark

Richard Powers

415 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Description

In a digital laboratory on the shores of Puget Sound, a band of virtual reality researchers race to complete the Cavern, an empty white room that can become a jungle, a painting, or a vast Byzantine cathedral. In a war-torn Mediterranean city, an ...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 117 reviews

Moods

challenging: 100%

reflective: 33%

adventurous: 16%

dark: 16%

funny: 16%

informative: 16%

mysterious: 16%

sad: 16%


Pace

14% of readers chose medium
85% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
80% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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