Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

63 reviews

selene3214's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use

flordemaga's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I’ve never read a book that was written so straightforwardly, I think. I like it. 

I diagnose Beth Harmon as autistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, and Death

merricatblackwood's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism

oliverlang's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

marrowe's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Sexism

sarahaf712's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

allandanybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This story is definitely intense and totally hooked me in from the start. I know very little about chess but this book makes want to learn to play and to understand the game like Beth does. Beth is a very interesting character and in some parts I could totally see myself in her. An amazing book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Death and Death of parent

ufojules's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Death

kbergsten's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Death

kingaw's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Chess games are described well, but apart from that the plot development is uneven. The beginning feels rushed. Characters are rather shallow, there isn't much development or even deep character description. A few plot points feel underdeveloped. I like the concep but the book felt rushed to me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault