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Loading... The Gambler (Dover Thrift Editions)by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Wow, this guy likes his descriptive writing. He's good at it though. The Grandma is a great character, not only because she's called exactly that through the whole bit. I think there was a lesson here, but it's about being Russian or something and I don't really get it. This was one of those books that you're glad you read because it's a good story, but you don't spend the rest of the day imagining about it. (  ) bzedan | Nov 17, 2008 |  French  Budz888 | May 31, 2008 | Enjoyable short read about a group of people in a German spa and casino town. The character of Granny is hilarious. It feels a bit like he lost interest in writing it half way through and just came up with a quick ending. The excitement of winning at roulette is pretty convincingly described. (  ) Honto | Apr 6, 2008 | Presents one of Dostoevksy's more likable heroes in a tight, well drawn story. ( ) wktarin | Apr 5, 2008 | I must have been thinking of playing Let It Ride and Poker at the Bellagio when I picked this up. As a classic, this does not really age well into today's gabling world. But to be fair, I have to re-read and get my mind out of the tables and read for a story about human nature and not doubling down on an 11. (  ) HvyMetalMG | Aug 22, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0486290816, Paperback)The Gambler brilliantly captures the strangely powerful compulsion to bet that Dostoyevsky, himself a compulsive gambler, knew so well. The hero rides an emotional roller coaster between exhilaration and despair, and secondary characters such as the Grandmother, who throws much of her fortune away at the gaming tables, are unforgettable. The book's publishing history is equally so: Under the pressure of a deadline from an unscrupulous publisher, and with rights to his entire oeuvre at stake, Dostoyevsky dictated the book in less than a month to the star pupil of Russia's first shorthand school. Then he married her.(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:27:22 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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