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misspalah's review against another edition
4.0
I watched Molly's Game without knowing that it was adapted from the book. I love the movie and Jessica Chastain's performance is undeniably good. However, A movie cannot cover all of the chapters in this book. The rise of Molly Bloom in gambling ring and other stories like how she loves volunteering has been left out in the movie. Molly's stories may not moved me to tears but she's such a badass woman. She persevered and fought for what she wanted. This is such an amazing journey to follow along especially for a girl who've started from zero knowledge of gambling to one of the infamous mastermind behind the game.
aidnoah's review against another edition
4.0
I was pretty engaged with the book in spite of its typos and errors because I heard Molly tell us her story in Ohio. It was one of those moments where it’s like wow that story’s written down?? I NEED TO READ IT. And she is definitely talented for writing.
Gotta say I won’t be seeing my Spider-Man the same anymore. Damn Tobey, savage.
Gotta say I won’t be seeing my Spider-Man the same anymore. Damn Tobey, savage.
bigcitydreamer's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I went into this book with admittedly low expectations but found it riveting. Ms. Bloom writes with an intelligent and captivating voice, and I am compelled to root for her.
mschlat's review
3.0
I saw the movie first, and this turned out to be the strange read where I ended up thinking less of the movie AND the book when I finished.
The book is very much a story of personal discovery, as Molly Bloom uncovers what drives her, what can and does go wrong with following her drive, and how she steps into recovery from her mistakes. What makes it more than a standard tale is the setting of the high stakes poker games she runs, but that very interesting setting doesn't really alter the basic narrative. So, if you go into the book because of the poker, you get some satisfaction from the details, but not the plot.
The movie tells the story of a very different Molly: there's an emphasis on the father that is absent in the book, and the cinematic Molly stubbornly follows a moral code that is barely alluded to by the literary Molly. (There's also more of a fall for the cinematic Molly, partly because the movie covers more events and partly because the literary Molly doesn't discuss drug use.)
So I watch the movie (which I enjoyed, but found flawed) and I read the book (which has interesting details the movie lacks, but tones down the compelling narrative), and I end up with two contrasting Mollys and a confusing reading experience.
The book is very much a story of personal discovery, as Molly Bloom uncovers what drives her, what can and does go wrong with following her drive, and how she steps into recovery from her mistakes. What makes it more than a standard tale is the setting of the high stakes poker games she runs, but that very interesting setting doesn't really alter the basic narrative. So, if you go into the book because of the poker, you get some satisfaction from the details, but not the plot.
The movie tells the story of a very different Molly: there's an emphasis on the father that is absent in the book, and the cinematic Molly stubbornly follows a moral code that is barely alluded to by the literary Molly. (There's also more of a fall for the cinematic Molly, partly because the movie covers more events and partly because the literary Molly doesn't discuss drug use.)
So I watch the movie (which I enjoyed, but found flawed) and I read the book (which has interesting details the movie lacks, but tones down the compelling narrative), and I end up with two contrasting Mollys and a confusing reading experience.
msmithr's review
2.0
2/5. Audio via Scribd. Mindless book. Definitely not the most inspiring thing I’ve ever listened to. Interesting world. They can have it.
mcmulroy's review
3.0
I mostly read this to see how it differed from the movie. Was a really quick read and her writing style is very similar to the time of the movie.