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Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

nora13hf's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

tobiaswuerfel's review against another edition

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dark 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

amaldae's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.75

I've seen a superb performance inspired by this book. I wish I'd have taken notes because my prevailing feeling after reading the source material is incredulity.

charlottejones952's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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carolinew's review

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reflective 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

4.75

milosnatch's review against another edition

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

3.5

lepulus's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring reflective 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

5.0

alvatroc9's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Enjoyable short story. Zweig's writing is very captivating.

jonna_malwine's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

astraeasversion's review

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4.0

this is my boyfriend’s favorite book and i can see why