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lrubiner 's review for:
Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling
by Beth Raymer
You do not have to like gambling or know anything about gambling (I don't) to totally delight in this young woman's raucous memoir of working for two different bookies, both mathematical geniuses who choose less conventional paths in life. Though the book is a work of nonfiction, the characters are larger than life, and there are so many laugh out loud moments ("he arrested you? does he know you went to Stuyvesant?!")that my husband wanted me to hurry up and finish so he could read it. I'm guessing if you are a gambler, or know anything about gambling, you're going to love this even more than I did. I hope there is more to come from Beth Raymer - this was a gem.