I loved the book! Being a lover of gambling, and blackjack in particular, it was jsut a FUN book. Despite that it is based on true events, I have little doubt that it is written in a very melodramatic way and greatly exaggerated at parts. That's why I gave it a 4 instead of a 5. In terms of entertainment-- it is a MUST! It will bring out all those romanticised thoughts you ever had about gaming ten fold.