Bob the Gambler

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--"e;a wise and funny tale"e; (New York Times Book Review) that is "e;masterfully observed"e; (John Barth).