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The Queen's Gambit : A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
The Queen's Gambit A Novel - Vintage Contemporaries
Author: Walter Tevis
Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as she hon...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400030606
ISBN-10: 1400030609
Publication Date: 3/11/2003
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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As someone who have never really played chess I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The main character, Beth Harmon, is so consummately gifted whilst being terribly flawed that you can't help but root for her. I flew through this book and found its conclusion completely satisfying. I highly recommend this book. It has suspense and heart and is a great story of a lost girl who finds her way in the complex and male-dominated world of chess.
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I LOVE this book. It's about a young girl who plays chess. And so much more. I know next to nothing about chess, but that doesn't seem to matter. Wonderful character analysis, unsentimental, empowering.... Read it.


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