- Hardcover
- Publisher: Perfection Learning (May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075695486X
- ISBN-13: 978-0756954864
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A really good book about gambling
13 Sep 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is about your average sixteen-year-old, who owns his own landscaping business, and isn't quite sure he wants to return to school for twelfth grade. His name is Dennis Doyle. When some buddies of his want to play poker, he half-heartedly says yes. Then, something really, really bad happens; he wins. After that, Dennis is hooked on this game, full of luck and strategy. Winning game after game after game, Dennis seems to have it all. But there are some surprises around the corner that even Dennis, with all his money, may not be able to face.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A royal flush of a read
8 Jan 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I found No Limit to be disturbingly real. Hautman does a great job of showing a how a young man changes from earning money by mowing lawns to professional gambling.
"This the part where you maybe think I'm going to tell you that I lost all my money. It could have happened that way. Sometimes I wish it had." That quote haunted me throughout my reading of the book. I could not put it down. I cheered when Doyle lost. I grieved when he won.
A mature reader will recognize what gambling cost Doyle, an immature reader will not.
The characters are realistic, the effort to alert Doyle to the consequences of his actions are superbly done. I felt I knew Doyle. I have live near gambling establishments of one sort or another most of my life and have seen first hand what can happen.
This was a real story. I am looking forward to the sequel. Thanks Pete for a great book!
"This the part where you maybe think I'm going to tell you that I lost all my money. It could have happened that way. Sometimes I wish it had." That quote haunted me throughout my reading of the book. I could not put it down. I cheered when Doyle lost. I grieved when he won.
A mature reader will recognize what gambling cost Doyle, an immature reader will not.
The characters are realistic, the effort to alert Doyle to the consequences of his actions are superbly done. I felt I knew Doyle. I have live near gambling establishments of one sort or another most of my life and have seen first hand what can happen.
This was a real story. I am looking forward to the sequel. Thanks Pete for a great book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This one did not hit the spot
4 Nov 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a big fan of this author, but this book just didn't cut it for me. There is nothing in the material about the book that indicates it is written for the youth market, but it certainly seems as though that is the case. A rather simple story, quite briefly, but not badly told. It warns about addiction, which I belive the author has had to deal with in his life. In any event, I was disappointed. You will have to make your own judgment.
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