Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Gambito de dama by Walter Tevis

60 reviews

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

aivilo611's review against another edition

inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book! Very thrilling from start to finish. There is one sexual assault scene that’s poorly handled in my opinion but it’s pretty early in the book and the rest of it is really well written. I love the main character and her journey through the world of chess is very inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

madelinekramer2021's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, and Sexism

annaf1tz's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault and Racism

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Bullying

anapthine's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content

sophiapi's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual assault and Racism

marianneiriss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Sexual content, and Abandonment

eilidhfisher's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

quejk25'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Grief, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Car accident, and Death of parent