JonathanHDavis reviewed The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Decent
3 stars
The history behind the book is more interesting than the book itself. Dostoevsky gambled everything on his ability to deliver this book and barely made it in time. He saved his literature and got a wife because of this book.
I respect the crazy ride that the book is. The eccentric cast of characters find their luck rising and falling quite rapidly throughout the chapters. But overall, it lacks that philosophical charm that makes Dostoevsky's works so impactful.