I admit I read the book because I had watched the mini-series on Netflix. I found the series entertaining and mildly suspenseful. Enough attention grabbing power that my wife and I watched the seven episode series in three sittings.

This book is a great read even after having watched the video. It caught my attention and I couldn’t put it down for any great length of time. Not my usual type of read but now I find myself contemplating the author’s other books.

This was my first read of a Walter Tevis book but it won’t be my last. I am also looking forward to checking out the movies based on some of his other books. The Color of Money being one that I may have already seen but need to read and watch, again.

Walter Tevis did a first-rate job with The Queen’s Gambit. Definitely fulfilling my criteria of being a good story-teller. Who knew that a male college professor could get into the mind of a pre-teen girl and take his readers along for the journey into womanhood.

That is what makes this book, and movie, great entertainment. The movie (mini-series) takes one through the story with visuals and dialogue. But the book provides a “behind the scenes” look into the mind of a young girl finding her way in the world and maturing into an independent young woman.

A great read. Very entertaining and attention-grabbing. Worth a read, more than once. Now I feel the need to get one of my old chess sets, maybe both, out of the closet and dusted off.