Word Freak Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players

"Surprisingly, one pleasure of reading this I-was-there journalistic account of total immersion in competitive Scrabble playing is also the main pleasure of reading most novels. For in WORD FREAK reporter Stefan Fatsis introduces us to various characters, all fervent professional Scrabble players, who are neither good nor evil but just strange enough to make excellent temporary companions for readers."Fatsis, Stefan is the author of 'Word Freak Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players', published 2001 under ISBN 9780618015849 and ISBN 0618015841.