A review by em_and_ems
The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A nice, shorter read by Dostoevsky. I enjoyed the characters, mostly Polina. Although some of the relationship drama felt unnecessarily foggy. A bit frustrating to feel as though all the characters but the reader and narrator know some secret so easily.

I had fun seeing the internal feelings that gamblers face and seeing where I could connect some of that to my own life. A tradgey that warns against this addiction.