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I've read quite a few of Dostoevsky's books, but this one was probably the most enjoyable. I'm not saying it's the best, I like his longer works more, but The Gambler is different. It's short and seems light, but of course between the lines you'll find lots of food for thought. It's compulsively readable. It's intense but not overwhelming. The character studies and the exploration of addiction are excellent. I loved the grandmother the best 😁

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 117th

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I‘ll call this a pick because at the moment it is my favourite Dostoevsky novel...mainly because it is short 😂 His protagonists are really hyped up emotionally and are exhausting to read about.
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“living under the influence of passing moods, and of my recollections of the tempest which recently drew me into its vortex, and then cast me out again”

the tempest “wrapping me in its folds, until I have lost my sense of order and reality, and continue whirling and whirling and whirling around”

Oh hello pandemic anxiety brain! 😬

Definitely worth of reading. Great book, great writer. I love his work. This is my second favorite book of Dostoyevsky.

8/10

Back to Russian Lit because romance is annoying me on @SerialReader

Which book has taken up space on your shelves for the longest? Russian lit is just not my thing...

It was an audio book. It counts, right?

An interesting story about a General, a tutor, a Frenchman, an Englishman, a young woman, a grandmother, casinos, roulette, and of course gambling. Behind the facade of propriety, either love or money seem to drive these characters.

I'm Beginning to delve into the Russian authors. This one is a bit dry, but still a pick.

Poor narration though, and the bits that were in French were atrocious.

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always impressed... again and again

Gambler is authentic it is the real thing. What a true gambler knows and sees about and in gambling.

Dostoyevsky famously rushed to finish this novel to pay off his own gambling debts. But he had to rush because of another bet of sorts with his publisher: if he didn't deliver a novel in time, F.T. Stellovsky could publish his works for 9 years without paying him. He finished in less than a month.