144 reviews for:

A Gambling Man [Large Print]

David Baldacci

3.77 AVERAGE

zqylur's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dwijbhan0309's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cerisecarrot's review against another edition

3.0

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Disappointing for a book by David Baldacci. Last 100 pages were good, but took a long while getting there.

amywoolsey_93's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A Gambling Man spends too much time revving up, but once it gets to the actual mystery, it's a fun ride. Baldacci does a solid imitation of classic hardboiled dialogue that you can imagine coming out of Humphrey Bogart's mouth and enriches the twists with plenty of historical detail. Being currently burned out on literary fiction in which all the action is internal, I found this a refreshing antidote.

tori4819's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

drkeith's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

maxthebandit's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

fildianita's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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After readeing the forst book I think Baldacci not really improved the main character but the story and the plot is overall fine for me, for a crime book this book finally has a develoment in tense than the forst book.

Unfortunately the first part of the book has slow plot and in get hurry and force in the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

jacobra5's review against another edition

3.0

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As always, a good casual read. The story is good and leaves enough clues to help you get toward the final resolution without letting you know the exact answer.

I enjoyed the introduction of Willie Dash and Archer's growth as a PI.

fotoshopguy52's review against another edition

4.0

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An Unlikely but Rather Enjoyable Ride

Suspend your logic and disbelief, get comfortable, and just sit back and enjoy the ride A Gambling Man will provide!