Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Gambler is a fast-paced psychological novella about a young tutor caught in the orbit of a wealthy, chaotic household at a European spa town, where love, pride, and desperation collide with the intoxicating pull of the roulette table. As fortunes and relationships swing wildly, the story digs into obsession, self-deception, and the thrill of risking everything for a sudden turn of fate. You should read it for its sharp, darkly funny insight into human impulses, its intense momentum, and its surprisingly modern portrayal of addiction and emotional entanglement.