A review by mikaylawithlove
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

4.0

I think I'm at more of a 3.75 or 3.5, maybe. The story is good and a thrill to read, but it's very easy to get caught up in the chess scenes and they can be especially difficult to understand if you don't play chess regularly (and I definitely do not). I had trouble visualizing what was happening and almost wanted a chess board next to me at all times so I could try to follow along. I loved the way the book ended. Tevis did not draw the plot out to show Beth returning home to Benny or wrap up any of those loose ends there. The story didn't need that to happen and the reader is left with the feeling that everything is as it should be.