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

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

3.25

This book isn’t about chess: it’s actually about hard boiled eggs. (But seriously the show was better)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Rape

There’s a short scene early on where Beth is SA’d by Jolene at the orphanage. It’s completely jarring and feels totally out of place and I had completely forgotten about it until reading other reviews.