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What William S. Burroughs' Junky was to heroin addiction, All or Nothing is to gambling.
As with Frederick and Steven Barthelme's disarming gambling memoir, Double Down (1999), the chief virtue of All or Nothing is its facility in enlightening nonbelievers, showing how this addiction follows recognizable patterns of rush and crash, but with a twist—the buzz is in the process, not the result. "That's what people don't understand about gamblers," P explains. "We gamble to gamble. We play to play. We don't play to win."
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Joe Morgan
reviewed All or Nothing on June 01, 2010 All or Nothing
I found this book while perusing the shelves at my local library. Though I'd never heard of the author, the content sounded interesting so I figured I'd check it out.
And I'm glad I did!
This book is about gambling addiction, but not in a bland "this is how gambling ruined my life" kind of way. No, it's a more spirited, intriguing, real-world look into the mind of a gambler and how the addiction feels, highs and lows. The author takes the reader on a tour of the soul, making real what for some of us is only a distant and abstract notion.
Likewise, Allen's writing style is unique and captivating. This alone grabbed me, and makes me curious to read more of his work.
Before reading this my view on gambling was simply just don't do it. Now I have a better understanding of why gamblers get sucked in, and how it really can happen to just about anyone.
An awesome read.
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