num_pages: 224
description: A New York Times Notable Book In this darkly funny story, Ray and Jewel Kaiser try (and push) their luck at the Paradise casino. Peopled with dazed denizens, body-pierced children, a lusty grocery-store manager, and hourly employees in full revolt, this is a novel about wising up sooner rather than later--"a wise and funny tale" (New York Times Book Review) that is "masterfully observed" (John Barth).
language: English
title: Bob the Gambler
titlecomplete: Bob the Gambler
genres: Novels, Fiction
ratings_count: 246
publisher: Mariner Books