A review by sam_vimes_75
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

4.0

One of the strengths of The Queen's Gambit is that it appeals to many readers: YA readers, historical fiction readers, intense drama readers (Beth's descent into drug and alcohol addiction is especially well done), and chess fans. Beth Harmon's story is a great ride. My only complaint is that the last quarter of the book falls into "the big game" trope and it starts to read like every underdog sports story ever written. It doesn't quite get checkmate, but I was resigned to its charms.

I haven't seen the Netflix series yet, but I enjoyed the book enough that I look forward to watching it this weekend.