Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

241 reviews

mh9's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Great book! the characters were amazing, the overall story was amazing, everything was just amazing. A piece of modern-day literature.  Would read again. 5/5*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infertility

Good for older adults, wouldn't recommend to children or people under 16.

lydiawilson's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

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

mollyolloxenfree25's review

emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

bek_p87's review

dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

This is a book about chess, but it is also a book about loneliness, addiction, and obsession. I loved it, so much more than I thought I would, despite not knowing anything at all about chess. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

deliriah's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

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

laurendart's review

dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident

feelingpeachygreen's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Incredibly written - fantastic characters who you genuinely understand. It's fantastic and you dont need to understand an ounce of chess to deeply, heartily, root for Beth.

My only criticism - there's a scene of sexual assault at the very beginning that is never mentioned again. 

I also find it so interesting that the author is a man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

peckreadsbooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

so. much. chess.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent