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Satranç

Stefan Zweig

4.19 AVERAGE

elsa_unlikley's review against another edition

4.75

informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

lauragalindo's review against another edition

5.0

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one of the best monologues of all time

h3di's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

flacko's review against another edition

3.75

fast-paced

lhisalisa21's review against another edition

4.0

reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

riorker's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

greatestdramaqueen's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lenareadsstuff's review against another edition

4.5

reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Man tat uns nichts an – man stellte uns nur in das vollkommende Nichts [...].

Ich habe die Novelle zum ersten Mal in der 9. Klasse gelesen und sie ist immer noch genauso fesselnd, faszinierend und beunruhigend. Eine Geschichte von Isolation, Manie und vielleicht auch Überlegenheitsgefühlen. Mirko Czentovic bleibt eine undurchdringliche Person, der man mehr Intellekt zusprechen möchte, als er besitzt – seine Eitelkeit schlägt schließlich ins Boshafte um und spätestens, wenn

er indirekt beginnt, Dr. B mit seinem Warten – dem Nichts-Tun – zu foltern, wünscht man sich nur, dass jemand Dr. B endlich vom Schachbrett wegzerrt.

Schachvergiftung ist übrigens mein neues Lieblingswort. Passt gut auf euch auf, ihr Schachspieler:innen da draußen!

amnesiacblues's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

eightwingseven's review against another edition

5.0

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when I read A Chess Story for the first time at 14, I don't think I was mature enough to fully appreciate Zweig, even though I was struck by his style. I think he perfectly fits the first paragraph of Montaigne (1942), in his very own words :

"There is a select group of writers who are accessible to - anyone, at whatever age or stage of life-Homer, Shakespeare, Goethe, Balzac, Tolstoy-and then there are those whose significance is not properly revealed until a particular moment. [Zweig] is one of these."

I'm so glad a friend re-introduced me to his works by lending me Beware of Pity, I feel like this is the perfect time for me to dive into it.