Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

158 reviews

silvertoni's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual assault

upperjackpain's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

Minor: Death and Sexual content

lmshearer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

I love the complicated, flawed character of Beth Harmon, the chess prodigy and protagonist of The Queen's Gambit. It's a true hero's journey via coming-of-age story that works as well on the page as it does on the screen. 

Check the triggers, though, as this book was written for an adult audience. Had it been published in the last 10 years, I suspect it would have been edited for younger (YA) readers.

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Content Warnings

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

fructosebaby's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment, and Death of parent

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring 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? No

3.5

Beth is a really annoying little girl but, thankfully for her, I have a soft spot for annoying little girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent

sweetmusic22's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Great book and great Netflix series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Racial slurs

resolving2read's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Death of parent

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexism, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Bullying, Vomit, and Abandonment

sarafultz's review against another edition

dark informative relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Mental illness, Death, and Sexual assault