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The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

98 reviews

28rv_ss's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

s0ph1e_a's review

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I enjoyed this book and knew the ending having seen the show but was still found that the tension gripped me. 

There was a section near the beginning which I felt was unnecessary for the book and didn’t add to the narrative, and at points the chess jargon was slightly more than I could absorb easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

emmy9's review against another edition

The SA in the first chapter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Racial slurs

applebottomjeans's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

canttalk_reading's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this after watching the series and was pleasebtlybsuprised to find the book developed some things I felt the series lacked. 
For one, Beth in the book is much easier to understand and root for as you get to see how her mind works. Also her mother/daughter relationship with Alma is more heartfelt and sincere.
My only critiques are that I found the first part of the book a little less exciting compared to the last half. And I wish we had  more insight and emotion where her relationships with Benny and Harry are concerned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Racial slurs

iirissr's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed the book, the writing style was beautiful. The characters were somewhat difficult to like but I was still very drawn to Beth. The actual chess playing parts were hard to understand even tho I can play chess, but I still found them fascinating. There very a few things I found unnecessery and it was clear in those bits that it was written by a man. Overall a good and interesting book about addiction and chess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs and Misogyny

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

As someone who doesn't know anything about chess strategy, I found this book fascinating from the very beginning. Even though I barely knew what was going on during the games, they were described in such an exciting way to me. I would highly recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Car accident, Sexual assault, Drug use, Cursing, Child abuse, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Body shaming

Minor: Blood

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

this was actually pretty good. i’ve been wanting to read this for years so i’m glad i finally got around to it, but i don’t know if i would consider it a new favorite. 

the beginning of the story felt really odd and tense, and the sa scene with Jolene was very unnecessary and uncomfortable. i liked how we got to see beth slowly start getting back into chess again when she left Methuen, and how Mrs. Wheatley started supporting her in it. 

i would’ve liked to see more of each character after beth had established relationships with them and not just randomly hooked up with them and then never spoke to them again (harry, somewhat benny). i feel like there could even been so much more with each relationship. it also seems like the ending was a bit rushed. 

the drugs and alcohol were definitely a lot and it became frustrating to keep reading about beth’s addictions, but that did make for a more satisfying ending when she cut out those things.

i don’t play chess and i could still follow this story really well, but it’s mostly chess terms with a plot. i likes the tv series so much better

would probably reread but not definitely ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Racism

Minor: Child death and Body shaming

abe26's review

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

nickynak3's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Abandonment