The Gambler Audiobook

" Excellent. Not as heavy as his other works but entertaining. "

" The passion and compulsion of Dostoyevsky's protagonists in short form! "

" Loved it! So dynamic, so contemporary, such a vivid description of people getting carried away and not being able to stop (and I couldn't stop reading); I think most people could relate to the book in one way or another - it doesn't have to be gambling. "

" when life gives you lemons, play roulette and stake zero. "

" Eh. So, it wasn't that impressive. I get the point of the story: at our lowest we recognize ourselves and change. The main character of this novel, supposedly Dostoevsky himself, is gambling-addicted and turns into a penniless desperate man. It is in this state, however, that he finally attains self knowledge. It just wasnt THAT good. "

" nice shot of period casino halls "

" Dostoevsky is cool. The book is short and brisk (180pp) and the characters are well-developed. Not the greatest book around, but if you are looking to go back to the classics without having to read 1000pp., then this is a good place to go. You can't really go wrong w/ Dostoevsky. "

" This makes me want to play roullette. Its good I don't live closer to a casino that offers it. I never bet on zero. "

" I love Dostoevsky. I think in all of his books there isn't a single redeemable character. "

" Good but u understand the hole story just at the end. "

" Very good. The historical introduction in the copy I read made the following story even deeper, greater. Alone the intro also is well worth reading. "

" gak punya duit bikin novel untuk bayar utang dan inspirasi ceritanya diambil dari pas doi gak punya duit tadi karena kecanduan judi "

" Gambling exemplifies a random reinforcement schedule: the most powerfully addicting kind of behavior to learn. This book describes every bit of this disease. Dostoevsky must have been an avid gambler. Yup, he was. "

" I'm surprised that I haven't parked myself in front of a video poker game and re-read this just for the hell of it. A great intro to D. for the faint of heart/short of attention span. "

" I loved this.....it was smart, snappy, and I feel like I might be able to conquer some real russian literature now. "

" a beautifully put description of the human greed and addiction by Dostoevsky "

" Se vede ca e scrisa cam in fuga. Am dus dorul unui personaj hristic, toate cele pe care le banuiam a fi astfel s-au dovedit a apartine realitatii pesimiste cu care nu eram obisnuita la Dostoievski. Nice book, though. "

" The book was well written by an eloqurnt author who had clearly done a lot of research. As books on gambling go, It's certainly up there with some of the best. "

" I like first person narratives, especially by Dostoevsky, and I like gambling. A good companion to Notes from the Underground. "

" The Gambler was alright, Bobok was interesting, and I didn't really like A Nasty Story either, although the characters that Dostoyevsky portrays are remarkable, the stories weren't enough to keep me very interested in the book and I'm glad to be done. "

" I love Dostoevsky. I think in all of his books there isn't a single redeemable character. "

" A great story about a tutor that helps a Colonel's daughter in her school work. The tutor gambles his losses away and falls in love with the Colonel's daughter. "

" This is my favourite novel ever. The knowledge Dostoievski's got on the depths of the human mind leaves me at awe everytime I read him. With all due respect, Freud doesn't have shit on Dostoievski. "

" One of the best short stories I've read, along with To Build A Fire. "

" A deep view into the mind of the mentally deranged and obsessed. No other writer I know of comes close in reflecting the imagery of the shadow world of the mad and insane. "

" 'A Nasty Story' is hilarious, if you like your humour dark. Dostoevesky was a master at wringing comedy out of social humiliation, and never more so than in this absolute gem. "

" Se vede ca e scrisa cam in fuga. Am dus dorul unui personaj hristic, toate cele pe care le banuiam a fi astfel s-au dovedit a apartine realitatii pesimiste cu care nu eram obisnuita la Dostoievski. Nice book, though. "

" he just can keep u reading all the night .. "

" This was my first 'Dostojevski' and I liked it. I thought this writer would be much harder to read, but I really enjoyed reading it. "

" This book is why I love roulette. And I'm up over $2000 in vegas. "

" I loved this.....it was smart, snappy, and I feel like I might be able to conquer some real russian literature now. "

" Very Russian - the tone lurches between farce and fatalism. "

" A devastatingly accurate portrait of addiction "

" This was a very moving novel, it taught me everything know on the philosophy of the alcoholic, the drug addicted, desperate individual. Here is no novel to leave idle. "

" The book was well written by an eloqurnt author who had clearly done a lot of research. As books on gambling go, It's certainly up there with some of the best. "