Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Chess by Stefan Zweig

4 reviews

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

seforaflorian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ergedogan's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest