Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Gambito de dama by Walter Tevis

21 reviews

e_hng's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

miat_1606's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Vomit

pastry's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

3.25

So, I loved the show, and the adaption is very close to the book, so overall, I did enjoy, however, there's some very unnecessary racism in this books, which they didn't put into the show (thank god), so that definitely bumps my rating. Sure, this book is from the 80s, but I just don't think that's a good enough excuse anymore. Plenty of people from old times didn't put racism into their books, so why should I excuse the ones that do because that's what the times were like. So nah. The story overall is fascinating and I really need to learn chess so I can fully appreciate it, but just go watch the show, it's basically the same thing bit with Anja Taylor-Joy and without the unnecessary bits of racism.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

farricoco's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Racial slurs

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Vomit

in the early pages (page 15 in some editions) there is a graphic description of CSA - this scene is not relevant to the plot/narrative of the book. should anyone need to skip it, it starts on the sentence "sometime in the middle of the night she was awakened." and ends just before the sentence "The next day in the cafeteria, Beth felt wretched from not sleeping."

oliverlang's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

rileyeffective's review against another edition

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit

sarahaf712's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

pseudoliterature's review against another edition

 Ever since I finished the series I wanted to read the book, and now I'm conflicted. I do love the series, and I really like the changes they did with the character of Townes, and the development of Beth's relationship with her adoptive mother.
However, TW// sexual assault, there is a scene in the beginning of this book that is a very explicit sexual assault to a minor, and i know it got cut from the show, but the rest of the story didn't, it left a bad taste in my mouth, and this is full spoilers but it is also an important topic, he used the only character of colour in this book to reinforce a incredibly harmful stereotype, it didn't add anything to the story, it wasn't explore later, it was never mention again, it wasn't something to explore abuse in orphanages, it was him thinking the best way to show Beth's vulnerability was through sexual assault, and he chose the character who was going to commit it, villainized it, and then abandoned it. it was unnecessary, only harmful.
I'm a believer that you can enjoy things, but must also be able to recognize its problematic aspects and critique them, specially when it's straight up racism dressed as "commentary".
I'm not saying you should just ignore this book, there are good scenes in here, but it is also full of problematic things outside the main story and heavily integrated in it.
But that it's also what the book is about, destruction, determination, ambition. The mind of a teen through the lens of an adult man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

yagdetochitala's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

manarnia's review against another edition

challenging inspiring 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 miniseries, and I was very intrigued by what changes were made and what was the same. Overall, I prefer the miniseries, but the book is really excellent source material. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit, Sexism, and Religious bigotry