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The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

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Discussion leader: Shawna Finnigan

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Dec 20, 2021 jess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Things I learnt from this book:
1. There is a very high chance I will have a gifted kid burnout
2. I do not have enough patience to play chess
3. I need to become really good at a sport/hobby so I can win money

The Queens' Gambit is a fast paced book filled with high tension chess matches. Watching Beth Harmon mature throughout the book was nice because I got to see how her skills and personality changed. The story was always giving something new and exciting.

The only thing I didn't like was that th ...more

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Oct 26, 2025 mishu rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Me entretuvo desde el inicio, con un relato totalmente atrapante. Y a medida que avanzaba fue como ver a Beth creciendo, y entendiendo sus cambios a una vida adulta. (4,5)

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Mar 18, 2022 Leilaniiii marked it as to-read

PLEASE IVE BEEN WANTING TO READ THIS FOREVER NOW & IT JUST SEEMS LIKE MY CUP OF TEA.
(PLEASE I NEED TO STOP READING BRITISH BOOKS, I'M KINDA SOUNDING LIKE THEM NOW.) ...more

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