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’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as she hones her skills on the professional circu...
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’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as she 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. Engaging and fast-paced, The Queen’s Gambit speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four.
" It talks about the orphanage." Beth had bought her own copy.
"And it gives one of my games. But it's mostly about my being a girl."
" Well, you are one."
"It shouldn't be that important, "Beth said."They didn't print half the things I told them. They didn't tell about Mr. Shaibel. They didn't say anything about how I play the Sicilian."
" But, Beth, "Mrs. Wheatley said, "it makes you a celebrity!"
Beth looked at her thoughtfully," For being a girl, mostly,"she said. (查看原文)
The chessboard and pieces weren’t there, but the table he had played on still sat by the furnace, and his unpainted chair was still in position. The bare bulb over it was on. She stood looking down at the table. Then she seated herself thoughtfully in Mr. Shaibel’s chair and looked up and saw something she had not seen before.
Behind the place where she used to sit to play was a kind of rough partition made of unplanned wooden boards nailed to two-by-fours. A calendar used to hang there, with scenes from Bavaria above the sheets for the months. Now the calendar was gone and the entire partition was covered with photographs and clippings and covers from Chess Review, each of them neatly taped to the wood and covered with clear plastic to keep it clean and free of dust—the only thing in thi... (查看原文)
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0 有用 奇迹我本迹 2021-01-17 20:02:09
国际象棋天才少女的起起落落开挂故事，被一众剧粉好评鼓动看的原版，确实是和某位读者说的一样，挺平平无奇，像是美式爽文
0 有用 nono 2022-01-17 22:48:12
subtle
3 有用 judeyu 2021-02-15 17:29:09
The Queen’s Gambit 可读性五星难度两星 又一部因剧而热爱的小说，之所以难度两星是因为不懂国际象棋的缘故。这本励志小说要不是因为美剧就肯定石沉大海了，而去年大热的美剧基本上都是按照原著的套路进行的，所以先看过剧再读书，真是变成了电视剧回忆录。好在书里的描写更细致，也就一路走来，让我又重温了一下丑小鸭变天鹅的故事，还是特别喜欢Beth初出茅庐横扫州内.高手一鸣惊人的那段，不世出的少女... The Queen’s Gambit 可读性五星难度两星 又一部因剧而热爱的小说，之所以难度两星是因为不懂国际象棋的缘故。这本励志小说要不是因为美剧就肯定石沉大海了，而去年大热的美剧基本上都是按照原著的套路进行的，所以先看过剧再读书，真是变成了电视剧回忆录。好在书里的描写更细致，也就一路走来，让我又重温了一下丑小鸭变天鹅的故事，还是特别喜欢Beth初出茅庐横扫州内.高手一鸣惊人的那段，不世出的少女英雄，读起来真是相当的畅快！而面对世界最强高手的恐惧，既使在最后的l 决定一击之前，也一直存在于Beth的心中，然而最终的绝杀，完成了这部小说最精彩的终章，从此天下尽在我手，哈哈，这是何等快意！ (展开)
1 有用 只想睡覺的時候 2021-02-27 00:21:36
小说简直比剧版还吸引人 Harmon一路上的天赋异禀数度折翼处理得更好，总之不知道是不是因为没有Anya的美颜加持 Beth的性格无论在哪一方面都更冷 主动去找Jolene也是我乐意看见的而不是曾经好友突然上门说Jesus fucking Christ ps书里最后和Borgov那段性张力好强…
3 有用 Elino 2021-02-10 07:29:48
看之前被几个朋友安利剧集，说是爽剧，说主角一路运势如竹无可阻挡。书写的细致，很多心理描写，比剧集完整很多。大概年轻人看的多是各种胜利各种赢取，而老年人总是俗气地要去找点意义，于是看到更多的是天赋下一遍一遍脑中过棋的努力和心无旁骛的痴迷，是对自己目标的坚定不移吧。确实赢得很爽，但通往赢的路上，应当也是有万仞高山和登天梯需要攀吧。没想到酗酒和药物依赖的救赎居然是运动，哈哈。另外，语言还是蛮美的。