phonner reviewed Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk by Billy Walters
Review of "Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk"
4 stars
A fun, if uneven read. It's at its best when focused on the stories and characters that fill the author's life of gambling, hustling, winning, and losing. It's at its worst when the author tries too hard to be the victim who does right by everyone even while being wronged. You probably wouldn't expect — or maybe even want — a fully honest self-accounting from a man who's lost so much, but his is a unique story and there is a good deal of truth here, including some the author may not see himself.