A close friend's stepfather insisted me to read this novel "Master of the Game" by Sidney Sheldon telling me that it was one of his all-time favorite novels. He even felt obliged to lend me his copy. Well, what could I say? I looked at the paperback book and it's nearly 500 pages long. I finished the book anyway. It is about four generations of McGregor family. So, it's more like an epic story. My only favorite part was the captivating story about Jamie McGregor's adventures and how he tried hard to gain wealth out of his cleverness. Kate Blackwell was hardly my favorite character. She seemed to be inconsiderate, harsh and manipulative. Then, it shifted to Jamie McGregor's grandson Tony and his twin daughters, Eve and Alexandra. All of them later turned out to be weak characters (mentally). They're not as strong and ambitious as the previous characters. Lusty romances and sexual manipulations kicked in(the triangle between the twin sisters and George Mellis)at the later parts of the novel. With insufficient character developments, this novel is at best mediocre to me(sorry Sheldon fans) and the ending's also a bit disappointing. Not my cup of tea and I'm not quite so sure about reading his other books.