Reviews tagging 'War'

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

12 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

I don’t know why I didn’t expect a book published in 1942 to include WWII.  It was quite dark and definitely reminded me of other stories involving idiot savants.

I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Mental illness, Misogyny, Ableism, Body shaming, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Classism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Medical content

adelekittey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, and War

julee_melii's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Mental illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Antisemitism

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

bleuennreads_'s review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

Minor: War

irgendwieantonia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, War, Mental illness, Violence, and Torture

wildestars's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Torture and War

mandel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: War and Genocide

meropi_p's review

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and War

major_overachiever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Ich mochte das Buch wirklich sehr gerne. Es war wieder einmal eine Erinnerung, wie wenig eine Situation aussagen kann, wenn man die Hintergrundgeschichte nicht kennt. Es hat mich sehr emotional mitgenommen und ich wollte nicht, dass es endet. Mir ist ganz am Ende ein bisschen der Schachweltmeister untergegangen und deshalb hat es mich nicht 100% überzeugt, aber je mehr ich darüber lerne und lese, desto mehr Spaß macht es. Aber ja, es hat mich auch an sehr dunkle und schreckliche Punkte mitgenommen, die zum Nationalsozialismus zwingend dazugehören. Ich will es auf jeden Fall bald noch einmal lesen und würde es auch sehr empfehlen, vor allem mit geschichtlichem Kontext.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Torture

Minor: War

poirot's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture and Mental illness

Minor: Antisemitism and War