Tag Archives: The Queen's Gambit

Book Review: The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis

Book #69 of 2021: The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis I don’t love this 1983 novel quite as much as its ritzy Netflix adaptation, but it remains the strong story of a (fictional) female chess prodigy growing from a shy orphan to a capable international contender, thrilling even for audiences who aren’t able to follow …

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TV Review: The Queen’s Gambit

TV #18 of 2021: The Queen’s Gambit An outstanding character study and period piece, offering the same sort of lush mid-twentieth-century design details that bring the era to life on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The main focus here, however, is on our complicated protagonist, a brilliant but lonely young prodigy struggling to understand the world …

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