Reviews

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

whytee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

aurianet's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

meyrathedreamer's review

5.0

Okay, I didn't expect this to affect me like this... I don't even know why I waited this long to read this. It was awesome. At first, I didn't get into the story, read about twenty pages and put it aside but... When this former chess player made appearence... it changed.

cilie's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

Indescribably well written and slightly disturbing.

When you can get me to care (at all) about a game of chess - you got some talent. That being said; even though the story revolves around the game of chess and features it heavily, the essens of the story is more about the human condition and what we will do to retain our dignity and sanity.

aniwie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

mika55's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

condalmo's review

reflective

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

4.0

cruzsuzanne's review

4.0

"You walked up and down, you and your thoughts, up and down, over and over. But even thoughts, insubstantial as they seem, need a footing, or they begin to spin, to run in frenzied circles; they can't bear nothingness either."

what an engrossing tale!

korkny's review

4.0

Wonderfully compelling novella - pleasure to read, whizzed by in an instant.

guyd's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75