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Le joueur d'échecs by Stefan Zweig

9 reviews

tigertheory's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely captivating. I was planning to listen to this while doing chores but ended up just sitting there for two hours completely enthralled. Beautifully written, devastating, empathetic, subtly funny.

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mellbutrin's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No

3.25

I don’t know why I didn’t expect a book published in 1942 to include WWII. It was quite dark and definitely reminded me of other stories involving idiot savants.

I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.

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mayabelang4's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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mandel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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polpolpolulu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the first novella of Zweig that I’ve read, and I was not left disappointed. My mother wanted me read this book because school age children in Germany read this book as novel study and in the western world we tend to stick to the classics that we know and love.

This is a beautiful reflective piece. It showcased the raw aggression that victims of isolation face, and this made me compare it life as it is right now. Of course our isolations are not even close to what victims of Nazis endured.

I would be interested in re reading this when I’m older to see if I gain more understanding of the story when I have more experience in life.

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