Scott Hoverman's Reviews > Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich

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Mar 08, 08

Read in March, 2008

Ah, Blackjack and the flashy, magnetic draw of America's Playground. Why do we foolishly appease Vegas, allowing it to offer it's tantalizing promises like a carrot dangling in front of a rabbit? A part of us likes to think we can GET the carrot; And it's that part of us that keeps us coming back like lemmings. Well in this story, the rabbit got the carrot. And then some.

An extremely fast & entertaining read, this book sweeps you through the highs and lows of what it feels like to temporarily break down Vegas. Easy to see why a movie is soon to follow, this story READS very much like a fun movie viewing FEELS - when it's over, it's as if you've only spent 10 minutes with it.

Very shallow in content, this book doesn't set out to instill any deep messages or strike the reader with any profound revelations - it's very simply a fast-paced, engaging example of a David-vs-Goliath scenario, knowing that most readers naturally love to root for the underdog. Except in this case, David knows all of Goliath's weaknesses, and furthermore happens to be a genius in all those exact areas. So who's the real underdog?

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