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Title: I gave it a 1 star because there was no 0-star option.
Review: There is nothing original about this book. It seems to be just an extension of some junior high dream that Auster once had, before he was allowed to drive and before he learned that we are all in control of our own destiny. The plot is completely unrealistic, absurd, and downright uninteresting. The only reason I read to the end was because, fortunately he had the sense to keep it short. The only good part of this book was when Nashe and Pozzi were staying at the Plaza in NYC. There was a certain anticipation that kept stringing you along. Anticipation of the card game and of the inevitable, trite class clash. Both of which end up to be major disappointments. I wouldn't recommend this inane book to anyone but the most morally inept individuals who may derive from the book that all wrongs must be accounted for in the end, or more simply that gambling is dangerous.
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