Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

23 reviews

irisolympe's review

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

So there is a rape scene at the beginning it make me really uncomfy but then they're never talk about it. It's was just free an awful scene without any consequence.

However the Book was ok, i think there's too much of explaniation about all the moves in chess. I have a lot a sympathy for Beth, i was truly interrest in her own developpment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

ntilley905's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

maiborn's review

I really disliked the rape scene right at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

hermyknee19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, and Rape

hannahs_literatur's review against another edition

3.5

I really love Beth’s story.
But there are two problematic scenes at the beginning.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Rape

seren's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

jazzjhg's review

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

bright_eyed_and_bookish's review

challenging relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this book without having watched the show or understanding how to play chess. I liked how the first half of the story followed Beth rising as a chess prodigy and rising in the ranks. The second half sees the return of her former competitors into her life in other ways. This book had a great balancing tense chess competition with Beth’s journey through volatile relationships and emotions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

miascupoftea's review

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

2.75

this is probably the only book ever that the tv adaptation was better. and it was a LOT better. honestly i wouldn’t recommend reading the book unless you’re really, really into chess lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Bullying

ekmoore11's review against another edition

inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexism, and Rape