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Satranç

Stefan Zweig

4.19 AVERAGE

peyton_honeck's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

liebchenchan's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

julee_sch_412's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad

ruqaiyareadstoo's review against another edition

4.0

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This was not what I expected. The story follows our unnamed narrator who engages along with some other members of a cruise ship, in a chess game tournament with a world renowned grandmaster. The real protagonist of the story is introduced in the first chess game as a stranger with a preternatural talent for chess. What follows is an almost gothic descent into madness. The tone reminded me of Edgar Allen Poe "Tell-Tale Heart" in a strange way. it had a darker feel to it than I envisioned.

finnrobsbooks's review against another edition

4.75

challenging informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

alainavp's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

epicgin's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

johngeebair's review against another edition

4.0

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You know an author is good when he can make a story about chess tense and exciting.

marga28's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

johannas_little_life's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated