A review by iirissr
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

I really enjoyed the book, the writing style was beautiful. The characters were somewhat difficult to like but I was still very drawn to Beth. The actual chess playing parts were hard to understand even tho I can play chess, but I still found them fascinating. There very a few things I found unnecessery and it was clear in those bits that it was written by a man. Overall a good and interesting book about addiction and chess.
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