Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Gambito de dama by Walter Tevis

196 reviews

s0ph1e_a's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

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

sivujensankari's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Abandonment

_sia_'s review against another edition

inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

ultangill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

Inspired me to learn chess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent

katilh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

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

fahrcks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

breeinreadingland's review against another edition

medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent and Death