#IdiomInsight
Although the idiom #DownForTheCount is sports metaphor that expresses a negative outcome for whoever or whatever the speaker is referencing, for some reason it made me think of counting cards & laying them down.
I chose this book & “21” the movie made from it where 6 MIT math students used counting cards in Blackjack to get more than 3 million $$$ from Vegas casinos. ♠️♥️♣️♦️
Ch 64: a little Becky history, since we saw her last #gambling #stealing #cheating #deaththreats #butdowecare 🤷🏻♀️ #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade (this is the other movie Becky 🤣)
pan1. I‘d have to say Blood Aces by Swanson by the slimmest of margins.
2. I‘m a sucker for old stories about Las Vegas, and the life of Bennie Binion‘s life, to include how he shaped Vegas, fits the bill. I still don‘t understand how he avoided spending the majority of his life in prison! 🤷♂️
#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView
pickThis is the funniest book I‘ve read since The Guncle. An all asexual online friend group meets in Las Vegas to find incriminating evidence of a casino owner. I mean, that‘s a great concept. The writing was a little difficult- I just didn‘t jive with it- but the jokes, characters, and plot were awesome. I wanted a little more heist, given it was the subtitle to this book, but it definitely delivered on everything else. 5⭐️
pickGood premise but quite sad and cold lives the characters live! It was way too long and could have been written in such a way that a reader would care more about the characters. Also we are left wondering about the status of Toby…
#Pantone2023 @Clwojick
pickI love Vegas and jumped on borrowing this audiobook when I saw it was available. When I used to watch the WSOP, they would talk about Bennie Binion and how he was a gangster who went legit and changed Vegas forever. It‘s unbelievable how much Binion got away with. He should have spent the majority of his life in prison. Instead he built a casino empire. This may appeal to fans of stories about old school Vegas, the mob, and modern outlaws.
pickI spent quite a bit of time listening to the rest of this book while doing random farm jobs the last few days. The story turned out not to be what I was expecting, but I was always curious to know what would happen. I definitely expected more of a journey across Australia in a 20 hour audiobook, but that‘s only a small piece. This is much more a story of some truly unique characters.
#1001books #audiobook #BooksOnTheFarm
The last few days have included plenty of farm work. I haven‘t gotten much reading done, but I‘ve fit in a few hours of listening to Oscar & Lucinda while working and taking a walk with Luthien. I‘m a good ways into this story now, although they haven‘t met yet, and I‘m still not quite sure what I think.
#1001books #FoodAndLit #Australia #audiobook #BooksOnTheFarm
pickSecond novel in the Archer series. Good murder mystery set in a CA coastal town with some serious corruption problems. Archer goes to work for an experienced PI, travelling with a feisty, smart showgirl friend he meets on the way. I love how this series describes everyday life in late 1940s USA. It makes me realize what an embarrassment of riches most of us have in the U.S. compared to what our grandparents had.
#TemptingTitles #WithMoney I haven‘t read this one yet, but considering just how much I loved The Queen‘s Gambit, I definitely should. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
