Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

6 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.

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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

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: War and Genocide

polpolpolulu's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is the first novella of Zweig that I’ve read, and I was not left disappointed. My mother wanted me read this book because school age children in Germany read this book as novel study and in the western world we tend to stick to the classics that we know and love.

This is a beautiful reflective piece. It showcased the raw aggression that victims of isolation face, and this made me compare it life as it is right now. Of course our isolations are not even close to what victims of Nazis endured. 

I would be interested in re reading this when I’m older to see if I gain more understanding of the story when I have more experience in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Genocide, Hate crime, and Antisemitism

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

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Content Warnings

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

seefahrer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Genocide

jonsnowsmanbun's review

informative slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Genocide