The Queen's Gabit, by Walter Tevis

  

Although this book is importantly serious in the subjects covered, mainly in terms of drug consumption and addiction, it also has a very important message intrinsic in its pages.
 

Beth Harmon is an orphan child who learns to play chess, making this sport her life. Not only is she the first woman to compete in chess, she's also considered the best, a prodigy indeed. And that, in my opinion, is one of the most important messages in this book.

It's important how Beth fights for her "teacher", Mr. Shaibel to receive the deserved knowledge, because thanks to him, she has become a top player in chess. After all, he was the one who encouraged her to enter her first competition!

But Walter Tevis' reflection on the way other players looked at Beth is also important. The way they saw her as a simple woman, someone who "could only be joking" when she said she wanted to participate in a chess competition, who "couldn't be serious" when she said she wanted to play a men's sport.

And yes, Beth had her flaws too. Her addictions. Her fears. Her imperfections. Beth, a human being like all of us. And she ell. She stumbled. Her life wasn't perfect. But she knew how to get up. And, above all, she knew how to learn and didn't let other people tell her what she was capable of.

And it is for this message that I recommend this book. That's why it deserves 5 stars. And, to be honest, even if the series itself is very similar to the book, there will always be details, thoughts, attitudes, reasons, which only in the book will be found.

Look for the book, read it and be inspired by Beth's growth so you can grow too.

 

𝔸𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕚𝕒 𝕍𝕚𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕠