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At last I was back after my two weeks' absence. Read the first page
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This review is from: The Gambler (Paperback)
Absolutely brilliant, which is quite in line with Fyodor's other works. Fascinating characters are presented in a very skillful way. The Granny character is particularly brilliant. Be prepared for the nuances of the authors style, though. Remember, this is Russian literature. It is very dialog-centered and character-focused. If you haven't read anything by Fyodor, please go read Brothers Karamazov first. That is not to diminish this book, but just to mention that first things should be first. Basically, you want to try to understand Fyodor as an author a bit before you plunge into this one. You'll get a lot more from it if you do that.
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The loser takes it all,
By Alysson Oliveira "Alysson Oliveira" (Sao Paulo-- Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gambler (Paperback)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky is not an easy writer --well, which Russian author can be called easy? -- but once you get into his books, it is difficult to put it down. One of the best ways to be introduced to his works is the short --and even funny-- novella 'The Gambler'. Working with fiction and reality, this is an addictive novel.As the story goes, a gambler himself Dostoyevsky had been paid by his publisher and had a writer's block therefore couldn't write anything. He hired a stenographer to help him. So she did, and they ended up falling in love. And the world received one of the best novellas ever. On a lighter note, in 2003, this story was updated in a movie called 'Alex & Emma'. While it is a great plot, the film didn't succeeded for many reasons. On the other hand, there is a movie version, also called 'The Gambler', made in 1997, with Michael Gambon and directed by Károly Makk that is much closer to the novel and much better. The book tells the story of a compulsive gambler named Alexey Ivanovitch that while in a German spa casino gets involved with a couple of people, and has the greatest gamble of his life. Alexey will find love and hate, friends and enemies and will learn a lesson he will never forget. To tell more is to spoil all the fun of discovering all the twists in this amazing book. As someone who knows what he is writing about, Dostoyevsky paints a vivid portrait not only of Alexey but also of the casino and its gamblers. People win and lose in the question of minutes, and the more they lose the more obsessed they are. Just like life. Dostoyevsky's prose is crafted and beautiful. This is one of the aspects that make this book so timeless. The other one that the novella deals with human nature, and it nave loses interest --no matter when or where. The human soul is the same everywhere. So are our wishes and failures. And to write about it, Dostoyevsky is first among equals.
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Existential Delight,
By mark rubinstein (brooklyn, new york United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gambler (Paperback)
Brilliant, emotionally twisted novel with subdued observations and madly intoxicating behaviors.Souls are bared and hidden,feelings are life threatening and questions are unasked. This is a different Dostoevsky,with the same amazing sweeping sheer power of writing but exploded in your face rather than carrying you along the minefield!
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