The Queens Gambit, Walter Tevis
The Queens Gambit, Walter Tevis
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The Queen's Gambit

Author: Walter Tevis

Narrator: Amy Landon

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2018

Synopsis

Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now the basis for a highly acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series.Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control.By the age of sixteen, she is competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.

About Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis (1928–1984) was an English literature professor at Ohio University. He was the author of seven books, including three that were the basis of major motion pictures: The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hustler, and The Color of Money. His books have been translated into at least eighteen languages.

About Amy Landon

Amy Landon, Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a voice artist and classically trained actress with numerous film, television, and off-Broadway stage credits. Her voice can also be heard on many television and radio commercials. She has an easy facility with dialects, which she also coaches and teaches, and she is happy to find her lifelong obsession with books pairing up with her acting and vocal work. Her narration of Texts from Jane Eyre placed as a finalist for the Audie Award for Best Humor Narration in 2016.

Reviews

Goodreads review by persephone ☾ on July 09, 2023

my toxic trait is thinking that i could beat every single one of these characters at chess even though i've never touched a single chess piece in my entire life......more

Goodreads review by Sam on June 26, 2019

Blimey o’reilly, The Queen’s Gambit was an absolutely stonking good novel – the best I’ve read in ages! Why hasn’t anyone ever told me to read Walter Tevis before?! He’s an utterly fantabulous writer! Set in 1950s/60s America, Beth Harmon is an orphaned chess prodigy who rises up through the ranks t......more

Goodreads review by jessica on November 11, 2021

hmm. for sure in the minority with my thoughts and feelings about this one. i found the chess scenes to be surprisingly interesting. i appreciate how the games and competitions are portrayed with a very high-stakes feel. which is quite an achievement for that kind of feeling to be translated onto pa......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on March 24, 2021

The Good: This book was a delightful read that was easy to get into and stay invested in. Like any good underdog story – and in the spirt of many great sports movies – we get to go from humble beginnings, victories, setbacks, and development from rookie to champion. Every step of the way I found myse......more

Goodreads review by Steven on February 01, 2021

Excelente, mejor de lo que esperaba. Quiero aprovechar esta oportunidad para confesar que una de las razones por las que me gusta leer es por la curiosidad que siento por lo desconocido. Soy muy curioso por naturaleza y desde niño siempre me gustaron los misterios, o imaginar cientos de sucesos a par......more

Quotes

“The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” Michael Ondaatje, New York Times bestselling author

“Gripping reading…Nabokov’s The Defense and Zweig’s The Royal Game are the classics: now joining them is The Queen’s Gambit.” Financial Times (London)

“Compelling…A magnificent obsession.” Los Angeles Times

“Tevis traps us in the breathless drama of the moment and makes us feel the same intense involvement his characters feel.” Cleveland Plain Dealer

“There’s more excitement in Beth than in the collected works of Robert Ludlum.” Forth Worth Star-Telegram

“It’s advisable to tape your fingers before opening The Queen’s Gambit. Otherwise, the suspense may bring on nail-chewing right to the elbow.” Houston Chronicle

“What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen’s Gambit.” Playboy

Awards

  • Literary Hub Pick
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