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weneed_mobrown's review against another edition
5.0
Holy Shit.
I felt like I was on the edge of my seat listening to this... couldn't stop, had to finish it that day. She's pretty naive and whiny but the story is amazing. Also, Tobey Maguire is a dick.
I felt like I was on the edge of my seat listening to this... couldn't stop, had to finish it that day. She's pretty naive and whiny but the story is amazing. Also, Tobey Maguire is a dick.
emmaghanem's review against another edition
4.0
This was such an inspirational book - although Molly lost everything and was criminally charged in the end, I find it so empowering that she was able to build herself up so many times and was so smart in the way she did it too. This is a pretty powerful book for the metaphor of life and poker and I think we can all learn many valuable lessons from it.
mred's review against another edition
3.0
surprised I liked it -it was well written and an interesting story throughout
jaraka's review against another edition
5.0
SO GOOD. I listened to it constantly for 2 days. It’s so interesting to hear about the rich and famous. I enjoyed her writing style, a memoir that felt like a novel. A life that most of us never dream we could have.
f*** and some other curse words, but not as much as you might think. Just a bit of sexual innuendo.
f*** and some other curse words, but not as much as you might think. Just a bit of sexual innuendo.
briarsreviews's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
2.0
Molly's Game by Molly Bloom was an interesting peek into the life of a woman who "ruled Hollywood" for a while as "Hollywood's Poker Princess." I remember hearing about the controversy at the time (mostly about Leo and Tobey), but I never gave much thought into what actually happened. I do want to eventually watch the movie (Aaron Sorkin is amazing!) but I figured the book was a great start.
I kind of expected more out of this book. I wanted to see what happened after the fallout. What happened to Molly? Did she find another job? How did she cope? How were the relationships she built? The book stops at the trial and doesn't go any further. I was so nosey since it felt like the book just stopped. There was no "ending." The book also skims over relationships, her career, and how she got where she was. It felt a lot like she was handed much of it, when I know she definitely had to work for it.
Overall, this book was okay but left me feeling a bit disappointed.
Two out of five stars.
I kind of expected more out of this book. I wanted to see what happened after the fallout. What happened to Molly? Did she find another job? How did she cope? How were the relationships she built? The book stops at the trial and doesn't go any further. I was so nosey since it felt like the book just stopped. There was no "ending." The book also skims over relationships, her career, and how she got where she was. It felt a lot like she was handed much of it, when I know she definitely had to work for it.
Overall, this book was okay but left me feeling a bit disappointed.
Two out of five stars.
lauraleecrifasi's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Fun true story of white collar crime and celebrity drama. love reading about Toby Maguire
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting story of a very crazy lifestyle. The games and gambling scenarios Molly describes are so mind-blowing as to almost seem other-worldly. This is a much different dynamic at our Sunday afternoon family poker games.