Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Die Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig

17 reviews

lyrapollock's review

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Antisemitism

mandel's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Genocide and War

polpolpolulu's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, and Antisemitism

meropi_p's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and War

poirot's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism and War

seefahrer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Genocide

jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Genocide