Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

5 reviews

astronaut_mza's review

slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Torture

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

theresacharlotte's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Ich habe den grandiosen Film vor dem Buch genossen. Dementsprechend habe ich sehr viel von diesem Buch erwartet und irgendwie nicht ganz das bekommen, was ich wollte. ABER die Storyline an sich ist fabelhaft und lässt sich flüssig innerhalb eines Tages runterlesen. Empfehlung von meiner Seite, trotz Status als Klassikers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

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