Gambit królowej
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- Author：Walter Tevis
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Summary
W wieku ośmiu lat Beth Harmon trafia do sierocińca。 Tam wkrótce odkrywa swoje dwie największe miłości: grę w szachy i środki odurzające。 Szachów uczy się w piwnicy， pod okiem gburowatego woźnego， który szybko poznaje się na jej niezwykłym talencie。 Małe zielone pigułki są podawane jej i innym maluchom， żeby w domu dziecka łatwiej było utrzymać spokój。
Obie obsesje będą towarzyszyć Beth， kiedy opuści dom dziecka， przeniesie się do rodziny adopcyjnej i spróbuje zbudować dla siebie nowe życie。 Wspinając się na szczyty amerykańskich， a potem światowych rankingów szachowych， będzie się równocześnie mierzyć z własnym pragnieniem samozniszczenia。
Gambit królowej to przepiękna książka o samotności i przyjaźni， rywalizacji i współpracy， zagubieniu i poszukiwaniu sensu życia。
Obie obsesje będą towarzyszyć Beth， kiedy opuści dom dziecka， przeniesie się do rodziny adopcyjnej i spróbuje zbudować dla siebie nowe życie。 Wspinając się na szczyty amerykańskich， a potem światowych rankingów szachowych， będzie się równocześnie mierzyć z własnym pragnieniem samozniszczenia。
Gambit królowej to przepiękna książka o samotności i przyjaźni， rywalizacji i współpracy， zagubieniu i poszukiwaniu sensu życia。
Reviews
Kim
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This book really draws you into its world。 I saw rooks and pawns and bishops and queens moving over a 64 square board in my head。 Always， it took me quite some time to reconnect with the real world whenever I lifted my gaze from the pages - the chess board remaining in my imagination like an afterimage。 This is probably one of the most unique and interesting novels I have ever read。
Suzana Mohd A
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If you love chessboard games。 This is the book for you。 Very entertaining。
Ian
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Surprisingly good！ Free with audible plus， the book has a strong female MC。 A devastating prodigy， with devastating addictions。 The uniquely feminine issues Harmon faces were fantastic details。 I had to double check the author was male。 The main character was very relatable。 Reminds me of Hikaru no Go。
Karie
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I watched the Netflix series first and loved it。 Reading the book I could see the characters and enjoyed it almost as much as the series。 I don’t play chess and don’t want to but I do have a better understanding of it now。 I should have been bored but I never was？！ Great writing。
Lori R
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Beth is an amazing chess player！ I am not a chess player so this book was high level intensity chess playing。 I actually watched the series before reading the book， which I normally don’t do， but I think that helped with following the story （meaning， reading and getting through the endless chess moves/terms I don’t understand）。 There were some differences， as in all book to movie/series but I honestly can’t say which I liked more。 If you know chess you will enjoy this book。
Christina Javene
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I blasted through it。 I was so excited about it that I immediately flipped on the Netflix series afterward。 And the series is just so much better。
Nancy G McAfee
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The Queens Gambit rocks！This book details the life of an Orphan who becomes a Chess World Champion！ She battles her demons primarily alone as she rises in the Chess world。 Interesting storyline and find Beth a believable genius， adapting her eidetic memory to Chess。 Fun read！
Hannnah Hansen
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What if I said this was just okay
Susan
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Amazing orphan chess prodigy and her story。
Kremlin
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Holy fucking shit I was not expecting whatever this was。 It had alot of disturbing things in it but that ending， the journey， everything。。。。 I am floored。 This is a classic。 I didn't understand any of the chess stuff but just DAMN。 Beth has my respect， my god。 Holy fucking shit I was not expecting whatever this was。 It had alot of disturbing things in it but that ending， the journey， everything。。。。 I am floored。 This is a classic。 I didn't understand any of the chess stuff but just DAMN。 Beth has my respect， my god。 。。。more
Jill Diamond
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I can definitely see why this book was made in to Netflix series - it was so compelling even though I didn't understand any of the chess moves， which was about 1/4 of the book。 Beth was such a hard person， which I suppose will happen when you're orphaned at 8 years old and live in an orphanage。 But she was also written in a way that you could dislike her and sympathize and root for her all at the same time。 I can definitely see why this book was made in to Netflix series - it was so compelling even though I didn't understand any of the chess moves， which was about 1/4 of the book。 Beth was such a hard person， which I suppose will happen when you're orphaned at 8 years old and live in an orphanage。 But she was also written in a way that you could dislike her and sympathize and root for her all at the same time。 。。。more
Nancy Hiatt
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My opinionThere were parts to the story that I felt were really uncomfortable and unnecessary for the storyline。 The story was a bit boring。
Anna Zorina
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На одном дыхании。 Даже не понимая ничего в шахматах。
sierra！！
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obsessed with this story & beth harmon
Mohamed Shoaib
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The novel follows the story of Beth Harmon， an 8 years old girl that recently became and orphan after her mom died in a car crash and got sent to live in an orphanage 。。 we follow her from that age all the way to adulthood。。Beth is a calm and suspicious little child that deals with the trauma after what happened to her mother， And finds ecstasy from overdosing her calming bills that the orphanage’s pharmacy gives to her。。Suddenly her world changes after meeting the janitor and watching him play The novel follows the story of Beth Harmon， an 8 years old girl that recently became and orphan after her mom died in a car crash and got sent to live in an orphanage 。。 we follow her from that age all the way to adulthood。。Beth is a calm and suspicious little child that deals with the trauma after what happened to her mother， And finds ecstasy from overdosing her calming bills that the orphanage’s pharmacy gives to her。。Suddenly her world changes after meeting the janitor and watching him play a strange game that turns out to be chess and she quickly understands how it’s played after just watching him play it a couple of times that he agrees to teach her how to fully play the game。。All that is coming after that is her path to glory from playing in the basement of the orphanage， local tournaments all the way to elite championships。 That’s basically the plot without going into any spoilers。What I liked about the book is that you don’t have to be a fan or even have an understanding of chess to enjoy， Beth herself is an interesting character。 She is not passionate about any other things she only likes chess。The writer also did a great job。 The sentences were short and concise to the point with no fillers without feeling like anything was rushed。 。。。more
adrienna
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Aside from one big scene （（view spoiler）[Jolene （hide spoiler）]， this is so true to the series that it's hard to get into。 The library took the book back， not sure if I'll return to it。 Aside from one big scene （（view spoiler）[Jolene （hide spoiler）]， this is so true to the series that it's hard to get into。 The library took the book back， not sure if I'll return to it。 。。。more
Jane Cross
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Marvellous read。 Couldn't put it down。 Marvellous read。 Couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Kelsie Donaldson
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Of course， I was inspired to read this after watching the amazing series on Netflix。 The show actually followed the book very closely， and I was surprised by how many lines from the book were used verbatim in the show。 It's such a good story: the orphan girl who shocks the world in a game dominated by men。I thought the last half of the book got a little bit bogged down by Tevis going into A LOT of detail about the specific chess moves made in each game。 The standard reader isn't going to be able Of course， I was inspired to read this after watching the amazing series on Netflix。 The show actually followed the book very closely， and I was surprised by how many lines from the book were used verbatim in the show。 It's such a good story: the orphan girl who shocks the world in a game dominated by men。I thought the last half of the book got a little bit bogged down by Tevis going into A LOT of detail about the specific chess moves made in each game。 The standard reader isn't going to be able to picture the whole game in their mind like Beth can！ I also thought the last couple of of scenes were more impactful in the show。Still， I enjoyed cracking this open every night！ 。。。more
Jason McCracken
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The chess stuff is surprisingly exciting and the drug and alcohol addiction feels as real and sad as it should。
Ella
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I read this book initially because I adore the limited series， and wanted to read the book it was inspired by。 This book was incredibly gripping- Tevis has tight control over tone， pace and plot which is utterly exhilarating to read， as it details Beth's ruthless and ambitious climb to the top。 I am not a chess player， and understand very little about the game- but the dramatisation of chess which was so subtly and amazingly done in the TV show was also incredible here。 However， instead of the u I read this book initially because I adore the limited series， and wanted to read the book it was inspired by。 This book was incredibly gripping- Tevis has tight control over tone， pace and plot which is utterly exhilarating to read， as it details Beth's ruthless and ambitious climb to the top。 I am not a chess player， and understand very little about the game- but the dramatisation of chess which was so subtly and amazingly done in the TV show was also incredible here。 However， instead of the use of body language and music to create the sense of tensions， successions and losses within a game， Tevis skilfully recreates Beth's thought patterns in ways that reflect her mood， varying from tension， panic， power， precision， and my favourite， one where she describes the pieces as having 'heaviness' and 'comfort'。 I really enjoyed the internal monologue of her as a master player that you simply cannot see in the series- it added a sort of hidden facet that we miss in the show， where you're just watching instead of up close and personal and in the game。 The comparison was interesting， as it is fascinating to compare methods of conveyance of emotion to someone like me with no technical knowledge of the dynamics of the game from purely moves。 Beth in the books is also several years younger， which added a very different dynamic to her interactions。 In the series， I saw much less of a child prodigy narrative， but the Beth of the books appeared so much more like a girl with an extraordinary talent， riding on it to get by in life， admittedly soaring to the top of her game， but who was really still very young， traumatised and very alone in life apart from that。 Something I missed was the portrayal of Beth's character development， which I feel the show elaborated on really beautifully。 Tevis' plot is so fast， and things happen almost factually a lot- the narrative seems quite emotionally detached。 However， Beth is also a very emotionally detached character， so seeing things narrated through her eyes would make for a less intense narrative。 Like with the chess game portions of the book， it is very much the story told through Beth， as opposed to something one watches and observes， like in the series。 As viewers， we are able to see the character of Beth change and grow， because we are on the outside， and can experience the music and proxemics and shots to form an overall picture。 The book is completely different; we are plunged headfirst into the tight， inward-looking and meticulous head of Beth， and we see what it is like from her point of view on her climb to chess mastery。 。。。more
Ivan Pavlovbonev
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Елизабет Хармън е приета в сиропиталище。 Тя е без родители。 Елизабет приема хапчета като успокоителни。 Като се твърди че тези хапчета се приемат като ，， витамини"。 Коя е основната тема в романа на Уолтър Тевис？ Шаха。Героинята е има мечта。 Тя е да стане гросмайстор по шах и да участва в големи турнири по шах。 За нея игрите на шах срещу различните и опоненти е ежедневие。 От ，，Шахматен бюлетин" тя анализираше всеки един ход в шаха който беше описан там。 За нея шаха е привилегия。 Книга за една дама Елизабет Хармън е приета в сиропиталище。 Тя е без родители。 Елизабет приема хапчета като успокоителни。 Като се твърди че тези хапчета се приемат като ，， витамини"。 Коя е основната тема в романа на Уолтър Тевис？ Шаха。Героинята е има мечта。 Тя е да стане гросмайстор по шах и да участва в големи турнири по шах。 За нея игрите на шах срещу различните и опоненти е ежедневие。 От ，，Шахматен бюлетин" тя анализираше всеки един ход в шаха който беше описан там。 За нея шаха е привилегия。 Книга за една дама която ежедневно приема хапчета и играе шах。 Която анализира всеки ход в шаха внимателно и още от малка започва да играе шах с човека от мазето на сиропиталището в което е приета。 Тази книга е за всеки който иска да се докосне до историята на Бет Хармън която има мечта。 И тя е да играе шах с гросмайсторите。 。。。more
Willi
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Only read this if you know chess。 Or just watch the show。
Candace
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I did not expect to be so into a book about chess。 The way this was written made me feel like everything made sense to me about a chess game even though it doesn’t。 Oh， she’s going to give up her knight？ OF COURSE！ She’s planning on attacking with pawns？ DAMN RIGHT SHE IS。 I read this before I watched the show on Netflix and I am so hoping they do it justice。 Great book。
Kayla Garcia
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This book had a vulgarity that I found amusing and thought-provoking with a strong， smart， but troubled heroine。 Never has chess been so entertaining！
Camila
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Beth Harmon has one of the best character arcs I've ever read， I would give this a 4。5 star rating because there are things I think the show does better but still this was such a great book。 The writing was great， the story was phenomenal， the characters too。 This was simply so satisfying and fun to read。 Beth Harmon has one of the best character arcs I've ever read， I would give this a 4。5 star rating because there are things I think the show does better but still this was such a great book。 The writing was great， the story was phenomenal， the characters too。 This was simply so satisfying and fun to read。 。。。more
Kathleen Hughes
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Did not expect to like this one， but really enjoyed it。 I did listen to the audiobook， so that might have made the elaborate chess scenes more enjoyable。
Mimi ♡
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Wow， the Netflix series really followed the book in the closest book-to-film adaption I've ever seen！ Do read this book if you shipped Beth and Benny because I think the book provides a deeper look into that relationship。 It is clear after reading the book that Beth really liked Benny even though he is evasive and difficult to connect with。 I was hoping to get more back-story on Benny from reading the book， but they just lean more into the fact that he gambles to make money。 There were so many i Wow， the Netflix series really followed the book in the closest book-to-film adaption I've ever seen！ Do read this book if you shipped Beth and Benny because I think the book provides a deeper look into that relationship。 It is clear after reading the book that Beth really liked Benny even though he is evasive and difficult to connect with。 I was hoping to get more back-story on Benny from reading the book， but they just lean more into the fact that he gambles to make money。 There were so many instances that Beth wanted Benny with her and I think the series placed more of Beth's infatuation on Townes when in the book Townes was barely a character。 Bonus points are due because it cut and added information to make Jolene a better character。 She sexually assaulted Beth in the orphanage in the book which the series cut。 And in the book she did not put up the money for Beth to go to Moscow。 She was more powerful， friendly， and independent in the Netflix series。 Mr。 Shaibel！ It really cut me that when Beth called to get Jolene's phone number they mentioned that Mr。 Shaibel was still at the orphanage and Beth didn't give any thought to him， like， literally not a one。 And then they call her to let her know that he has passed and she attends his funeral and sees that he followed her career and she has some more emotion and guilt。 She had so many years to reconnect with him。The writing style was very cut and dry which isn't my preferred style of writing。 It at times seemed more meant to be a screenplay than a book。 There were just many moments I felt could have been elaborated on， but seemed cut short as though it was being edited for time。 。。。more
Becky Steiner
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I think this book would have been better had I not watched the Netflix show。 However I feel like I would have gotten bored if I didn’t want the Netflix show。
Gabrielo
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Wow。
Klaudia
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This book goes straight to my top of the top books I’ve ever read。 I was literally glued to it。 It actually inspired me to start playing chess。
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