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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-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
book 13 out of 75
I loved this so much. It was my first book of Zweig’s that I’ve read, and I am astounded at his ability to fit so much into a 70 page book! I myself am very fond of chess and I love playing it, but this story made me appreciate it on a whole new level. It made me realize all over again how chess is a game of so much detail and such strategy. I didn’t know just how much thought went into a move before making it (in more professional cases of chess).
It was so interesting to read about Dr. B’s and Czentovic’s stories. I honestly want to go play chess now. This book gave me everthing I wanted, evaluating chess at a glance, as a pass-time activity but slowly making the reader realize that it has a world of its own.
So much respect for this author.
(Also, it took me so long to read this because I put it down for two months in between, not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because I had so many other things to do and some books to read for school and such)
➼ 4.5 stars
"In chess, as a purely intellectual game, where randomness is excluded, - for someone to play against himself is absurd... It is as paradoxical, as attempting to jump over his own shadow."
I loved this so much. It was my first book of Zweig’s that I’ve read, and I am astounded at his ability to fit so much into a 70 page book! I myself am very fond of chess and I love playing it, but this story made me appreciate it on a whole new level. It made me realize all over again how chess is a game of so much detail and such strategy. I didn’t know just how much thought went into a move before making it (in more professional cases of chess).
It was so interesting to read about Dr. B’s and Czentovic’s stories. I honestly want to go play chess now. This book gave me everthing I wanted, evaluating chess at a glance, as a pass-time activity but slowly making the reader realize that it has a world of its own.
So much respect for this author.
(Also, it took me so long to read this because I put it down for two months in between, not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because I had so many other things to do and some books to read for school and such)
➼ 4.5 stars
dark
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
fast-paced
informative
sad
tense
fast-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
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
sad
tense
fast-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
Really good. Zweig writes like no one I have read before. Captivating prose.