
The Noble Hustle
Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death
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Colson Whitehead
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Colson Whitehead
The Noble Hustle is Pulitzer finalist Colson Whitehead’s hilarious memoir of his search for meaning at high stakes poker tables, which the author describes as “Eat, Pray, Love for depressed shut-ins.”
On one level, The Noble Hustle is a familiar species of participatory journalism—a longtime neighborhood poker player, Whitehead was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment from the online online magazine Grantland to see how far he could get in the World Series of Poker.
But since it stems from the astonishing mind of Colson Whitehead (MacArthur Award-endorsed!), the book is a brilliant, hilarious, weirdly profound, and ultimately moving portrayal of—yes, it sounds overblown and ridiculous, but really!—the human condition.
After weeks of preparation that included repeated bus trips to glamorous Atlantic City, and hiring a personal trainer to toughen him up for sitting at twelve hours a stretch, the author journeyed to the gaudy wonderland that is Las Vegas—the world’s greatest “Leisure Industrial Complex”—to try his luck in the multi-million dollar tournament. Hobbled by his mediocre playing skills and a lifelong condition known as “anhedonia” (the inability to experience pleasure) Whitehead did not—spoiler alert!—win tens of millions of dollars.
But he did chronicle his progress, both literal and existential, in this unbelievably funny, uncannily accurate social satire whose main target is the author himself.
Whether you’ve been playing cards your whole life, or have never picked up a hand, you’re sure to agree that this book contains some of the best writing about beef jerky ever put to paper.
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"Whitehead serves up an engrossing mix of casual yet astute reportage and hang-dog philosophizing, showing us that, for all of poker’s intricate calculations and shrewd stratagems, everything still hangs on the turn of a card." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"As a novelist of considerable range, Whitehead consistently writes about more than he's ostensibly writing about...here writing a poker book that should strike a responsive literary chord with some who know nothing about the game...Engaging in its color and character." -Kirkus Reviews
"Colloquial, with many personal digressions and heavy on pop-culture references, it reads like a memoir crossed with a literary guide to the often bizarre world of casino-poker tournaments..."-The Wall Street Journal
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I would have liked more detail
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Fun Story For Poker Lovers
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Colson Whitehead, note-taker of our culture
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Good look at Poker
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Fun read.
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I figured it would be a basic rundown of a trip to the strip to play in pokers biggest game. I found that (as a poker player) every situation was relatable and could feel the emotions like they were my own complete with the "dead inside" feeling. Even the mention of beef jerky was so completely spot on.
If you like poker or even remotely understand the game, it's a great journey.
Great story for a recreational poker player
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Would you try another book from Colson Whitehead and/or Colson Whitehead?
Doubtful.What could Colson Whitehead have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Nothing and everything. I'm an experienced poker player who has never played in the WSOP - and found this book boring. Whitehead doesn't break any new ground at all -- McManus's Positively Fifth Street is a far superior description of what it's like for an amateur to play in the Main Event.Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Yes.Did The Noble Hustle inspire you to do anything?
No.If You're "Into Poker", Skip This Book
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Sad Funny Book Teaches You About Cards, Ping!
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The Anhedonian Manifesto
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Thoroughly Enjoyable
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