RARA-AVIS: Shut Up and Deal

dspurlock@humana.com
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 13:57:51 -0400 This weekend I read SHUT UP AND DEAL, a first novel from Jesse May, a
professional poker player.

Actually, the book calls itself a novel, but its more a collection of
anecdotes about the narrator and a group of professional poker players who
make the rounds of casinos.

Hard-boiled tone. Sort of a stream-of-consciousness type style. Perhaps
"stream-of-anecdote" style is better, since the first-person narrator seems
to be relating all his tales during some sort of post-midnight caffeine- or
coke-blasted jag. Interesting view of the professional poker world from an
insider.

But it ain't a novel. -- Duane

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