Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

59 reviews

lemonzest's review

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Death

aysha_blake's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

lateromantic's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was something that I picked up because I found it free on Audible and have heard wonderful things about the TV adaption. Unfortunately, it wasn't a book that I particularly enjoyed. People who have an interest in chess might find it more entertaining than I did, but as someone who doesn't have much of an interest in the game, I just got lost, and at times annoyed, with all of the move-by-move descriptions. I also found Beth frustrating as a character, especially when she kept falling back on the same self-destructive tendencies. Even though the book covers a period of nearly 10 years, the presentation of the story somehow manages to make it seem painfully slow. Overall, this book was okay, but nothing more than that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Grief, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

fight_skirt's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism and Misogyny

segeary602's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

samgscott1's review

adventurous informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Idk chess but really enjoyed the storyline, interesting read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

silvertoni's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring 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? No

3.5

Beth is a really annoying little girl but, thankfully for her, I have a soft spot for annoying little girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent

sweetmusic22's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

Great book and great Netflix series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Racial slurs