The Queen's Gambit Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Walter Tevis
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
956

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis Book Summary

Netflix’s most watched limited series to date! The thrilling novel of one young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction.​

When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted.

At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . .

Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

“The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient

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Book Name The Queen's Gambit
Genre Literary Fiction
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 2.24 MB

The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis) Book Reviews 2024

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💙💙💙. Dives deep into the world of chess but is not at all boring. Beth is very compelling and as we journey though her life we get to know her and how she handles her problems.

The Queens Gambit. After seeing The Queens Gambit on Netflix, I really wanted to read the book. It started off slow because I had just loved the visual rendition of it...... but as time went on I could see the original book taking shape much more eloquently. Some things they changed in the series just made the book more classic to me. I’m glad I read it....A wonderful moral message given!

“The Queen’s Gambit” has a powerful affect that will stay with your for a lifetime.. This is my most favorite book since I was a young adult reader although it covers a very adult reality. It pulls you in through a young girls eyes. An inquisitive orphan girl finds respite in days spent staring at a chess board with the building’s janitor. He sees her gift. She knows her potential. Can she find it within herself to achieve it?

I was on the edge of my seat. This book was incredible. For context, I’m not really a reader (often leaving books unfinished). I couldn’t put this book down. The writing style had me interested from page 2 through the end. PLEASE read this before seeing the show. This book is worth every page

Great Read. I enjoyed the show very much and wanted to read this after. It was a pleasurable read.

A Terrific Story. The Netflix series was very well done. The book is even better. See the series first, then read the book.

Replay was just as good!. Despite seeing the movies twice, the book was excellent! Pretty much the same, but still an enjoyable quick read.

Ahead of its time. A wonderful read, engrossing book. I never thought I’d love a book based on chess, but this was great. The author creates a young woman protagonist I feel I now know. All the characters are interesting and complex.

👍👍. I read this book because of the Netflix special. I started to watch it but saw it was based on a book so switch to the book instead while my husband finished the series. We like to compare notes. I have never played chess and know nothing about the game, but this author made the game a thrilling spectator sport! Interesting look into the world of pro chess and addiction. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

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Summary of The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The The Queen's Gambit book written by Walter Tevis was published on 29 September 2014, Monday in the Literary Fiction category. A total of 956 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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