The Queen's Gambit
by Walter Tevis
Taste attributes: dramasportshistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringgame/competitionunderdog triumphstroubled leads
Boxlist takeGrounded and contained: a stirring novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Beth Harmon, an orphan by eight years old, is unremarkable. She is plain and she knows it. In the Kentucky orphanage, she hordes the tranquilizers handed to the children daily to quell the ache of dullness and routine.
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- Author
- Walter Tevis
- Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 260
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