Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Gambito de dama by Walter Tevis

35 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

renataeugenia's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This is definitely worth your time it's a little short so it's a good quick read, and if your a fan of the series nothing much changes except for Jo

she and I blocked this out of my mind I believe and read m, fingers and/or makes jo finger her in eachothers privates and it sorta cones out of nowhere

this book was made a long time ago and there are some logistics when it comes to men writing young and bipoc children so there is racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Mental illness

antonia_schuro's review against another edition

Too much sexualized stuff with no purpose. Men writing women. Cant relate to main character, seems stilted and artificial. Feels like auther didn’t know at times how to continue and made
Main character think about sex. No real connection to story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Car accident, and Child abuse

kaylee1957's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, and Death of parent

More tense than any of the thriller I've read in a long time. Finished in a day. Would read again. Better than the show.

gracexsprouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

4.0

honestly i was questioning whether or not I would like this book since I have never played a game of chess in my life but it is so interesting. The character of beth is very memorable and i thoroughly enjoyed her coming of age story.
there was a perfect amount of side characters and they all added so much to the plot in exactly the right moments. I wouldn’t say the writing is extremely mind blowing but it’s done in a way to keep you engaged.
definitely one of my favourite books i have read this year and I’m definitely going to watch the show because i haven’t yet :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Cursing

evenstarwen's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, and Sexism

fannikereskenyi's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

jmross10's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

vijethayc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is my Holy Grail.
Update: was* my Holy Grail.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, and Death of parent

boobies's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.0

ughh I love it but I hate it.
its a fast paced, easy read book that anyone could get into, it was a bit dark but I think that was Teviss' goal, the themes of mental illness, addiction, adoption and feminism are well done in my eyes. I dont know if anyone else thought that Beth was autistic but that was a strong vibe I was getting. However :( , this book is soo obviously written by a man who has no clue about young women, tbh it was a bit annoying. plus all the characters had deep flaws which make most of them unlikeable and the ending was predictable. ♡

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, and Death of parent