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Trade Review“Tambakis’s outstanding debut is entertaining and sometimes sad, a superb portrait of a troubled but wisecracking gambler. Think Carl Hiaasen meets Fyodor Dostoevsky’s
The Gambler.”
—Library Journal (starred review)“Ray Parisi is making a spectacular mess of his life. . . . Tambakis keeps the humor from getting too broad and Ray from getting too sympathetic, though the reader usually roots for him anyway. His final confrontation with [his ex-wife] feels messy but true, just like a good Springsteen song. If this were a Springsteen album, it would be
Devils & Dust: partly set in Las Vegas, it evinces hope and humor but is dark and gritty at its core.”
—Kirkus Reviews“Tambakis’ first novel tackles some of life’s toughest moments with humor, wit, and Ray’s endless charm.”
—Booklist“
Swimming with Bridgeport Girls is a sad, smart, funny-as-hell novel with a broken heart that beats powerfully between the lines on every sad, smart, funny-as-hell page.”
—Jonathan Tropper, author of This Is Where I Leave You“Ray Parisi is an unforgettable character. His story demonstrates the terrible compatibility between the faith and idealism required for gambling, and the faith and idealism required for love. Anthony Tambakis’s
Swimming with Bridgeport Girls brings its reader along on an incredible journey from casino to casino making the romantic impulses of a gambler feel like one’s own.”
—Natalie Portman, Academy Award–winning actress“This is the funniest book I’ve read in a long time—a bighearted story about one man’s quest to save his ruined marriage. Ray Parisi makes one terrible decision after another, but I never stopped cheering for him.”
—Jason Rekulak, author of The Impossible Fortress
