Molly's Game Book Summary. Neglected by her mother, gloria, who won’t allow her to have a dog, c.j. Molly knows that her purpose is to take care of her girl, c.j., but it won’t be easy.
Molly's story only recently came to my attention because this book has been adapted into a biopic written and directed. Inspired by bloom’s memoir of the same name, “molly’s game” bounces back and forth in time between molly’s arrest by the fbi for running an illegal gambling operation and her efforts to persuade a new york lawyer (an excellent idris elba) to represent her and flashbacks to how she built her glittering empire. Molly’s game, based on the autobiography of disgraced “poker princess” molly bloom, rattles along nicely.
She manages to draw an incredible amount of empathy out of her characters, always in control but willing to let the cracks in the armor show.
The events of molly bloom’s fascinating life are all over the place, and sorkin skillfully creates a narrative that keeps it interesting. Molly staged her games in palatial suites with beautiful views and exquisite amenities. Soon to be a major motion picture, written and directed by aaron sorkin and starring jessica chastain, idris elba, kevin costner, and michael cera—the true story of hollywood's poker princess who gambled everything, won big, then. As an actor, she isn't the most overt emoter, and she doesn't need to be.