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    <body><![CDATA[What happens when the superheroes turn out to be less than heroic?  What about those people with less desirable (to those who would be heroes at least) superpowers? <br/><br/>Meet the regulars, who are anything but regular, at a local bar in a city overrun with supes on both sides of the law.  Whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44970035">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The collection of folks with lame powers in a supers setting is something of its own subgenre, complete with its own tropes and dangers.  The single greatest accomplishment of this book is how deftly it avoids most of those traps. Most notably, there are very few scenes where the heroes end up in a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61195900">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun read. I almost feel bad only giving it a 3 out of 5; it seems like it deserves a bit more, but I've reset a bunch of ratings recently, so that's probably where it falls on my list. That's not a bad rating, I quite enjoyed it. The primary plot points appeared a bit...trumped up, I guess. Unfocu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49497636">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty is an interesting new take on the superhero genre. Just like in real life, you’re not entirely sure who the “good” guy is, because everyone in charge has their own agenda – the only difference is that these politicians have superpowers. Actually, almost ever...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77354683">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't read the book, instead, I listen to the podcast of it.  I loved it!  This story gives you a unique twist about the whole superhero/villian story.  Furthermore, the powers of some of the people in this story is ridiculously funny!!  I didn't think I'd like this story as much as did.  It's a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30953780">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>This is a really fun book (free via podcast, or download) -- I haven't quite finished it yet -- been listening to it with my wife via podcast -- but I am enjoying it enough that I purchased of copy of the physical book recently to keep / read / loan to people.<br/><br/>It's about a bunch of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51676535">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book takes place in the near future. Set in an east coast city, the story revolves around the protagonist, Keepsie, and her relationship with the city's protectors: genetically enhanced human superheroes. Unwillingly thrown in the middle of a conflict between the superheroes and the supervillai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37318618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up Mur's book because I am a fan of her podcast and I feel it helped me to get published and I wanted to pay her back in some way. I'm very glad I did as I heartily enjoyed Playing for Keeps. I love her basic premise that in addition to major super powers there are minor ones as well. (I, m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78350383">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Please note this book is available for a free download as a .pdf file <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://isbw.murlafferty.com/podpress_trac/web/277/0/pfk_full.pdf">here</a>.  The .pdf also includes a short story that follows the novel: &quot;Parasite Awakens&quot;.  You can also buy this book from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1934861162?tag=playforkeep-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1934861162&adid=0QW3C5DG6NNJ85HV3YEN&">Amazon.com</a> .<br/><br/>Hang on to your tights and secret identity!  <em>Playing for Keeps</em> by Mur Laffe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36860351">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick, entertaining read.  The main character is Keepsie.  She lives in a world inhabited by heroes and villains with superpowers, as well as a class of people with minor powers, classified as too insignificant to make them useful to serve as heroes.  Keepsie's own power is the ability to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32566335">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was hard for me to get into and hard for me to finish. Despite that, I really enjoyed it. I love the idea of people with quirky powers. I liked the moral ambiguity, the characterizations, and the world building. I can't exactly say what made this a difficult read (and it could have been ci...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53938250">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Listened to this one as an audiobook delivered via podcast.  Well done.  Entertaining story, well read by the author.  Excellent production as well - story has it's own theme song (though the music is not to my tastes) and there's a nice recap at the beginning of each episode, done in character by o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39899801">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this one a lot.  Lafferty manages to be thought provoking and highly entertaining at the same time.  Playing for Keeps is a look at what things might be like if comic book superheroes actually existed.  Sorting out the good guys from the bad guys isn't all that easy and what about the regula...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32863153">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I originally listened to the podcast, but ended up not finishing it due to a complete change in job and a massive move, which ate up my time. So when Mur was in Atlanta selling copies of the book, I quickly snapped one up and finished this book in two sittings. My only complaint is that there are pl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54150663">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just wanted to say that this book to me beats all superhero books that I have read.It has everything that a superhero books needs.Comedy,drama,romance,action.This has all of that plus then some.A must read and keep for anyone who loves books especially superhero genre type]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Playing for Keeps was an interesting look at a city with superheroes and villains that isn't your typical &quot;superheroes good, villains evil&quot; view point. While I'm familiar with Mur's podcasts, I don't regularly listen to them, other than when she used to be with Pseudopod.org, so this book ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45555641">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you're looking for a slightly different spin on superheroes, give Mur Lafferty's Playing for Keeps a read. With that dry wit that only Mur can create, this was a real fun trip. Thanks, Mur, for taking my love of comic books and superheroes and setting it off-kilter!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Can't actually get the print book in the UK, but I listened to the podcast novel. I love the odd powers and how they are in the end more useful than they might seem at first glance. Mur reads the story very well in the podcast, and I enjoyed it a lot.]]></body>
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