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Das Damengambit by Walter Tevis

202 reviews

nienkedekoster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Maybe one of the most marvelous books I ever read.

Apart form the most delicate way Water Trevor’s writes about chess.

Beth is also a character I think I will love forever. Because she is so human.

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lullabadbye's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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resolving2read's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

4.5

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kit_kate's review against another edition

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4.5

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aivilo611's review against another edition

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inspiring 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

5.0

Amazing book! Very thrilling from start to finish. There is one sexual assault scene that’s poorly handled in my opinion but it’s pretty early in the book and the rest of it is really well written. I love the main character and her journey through the world of chess is very inspiring.

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rachaelbunny's review against another edition

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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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sarafultz's review against another edition

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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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sarah2438's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

2.5

This is a book about chess, more than anything else, which is why I struggled with it. Of course I knew that would be a major piece, but I expected (and spend the whole book hoping) that we could focus on some of the other themes that were in the background. Beth being pretty clearly not neurotypical, her processing the deaths of her parents, the nitty gritty of her addiction. But just like Beth herself, this book just... didn't really care about any of that. I kept waiting for some real introspection on Beth's part, or a contemplation of her life beyond chess, but it just never happened. I respect the amount of research the author put into creating this book, but there is just so much time spent using technical jargon of chess that is never actually explained to the reader. It got to the point where I was skimming through the paragraph and paragraphs of actual gameplay. I think this book is fine but you really need to be a chess fan to enjoy it, and unfortunately that's just not me.

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madelinekramer2021's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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alexreads111's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.25

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