A review by timsa9cd0
The Risk Pool by Richard Russo

3.0

 I saw it through to the end cuz Russo sure knows how to set a scene and paint a portrait of a town. But, man, I got tired of all the drunk fuck-ups going round and round. Some with good hearts, some not … like every universe of humans. And “Sam's kid”, our guide,  never got me anywhere that seemed to matter. I understand that this is an early Russo novel, one that got him on the map to fame and fortune. Good for him, but I think I'll pass on the rest.