The Eight by Katherine NevilleMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I don't play chess, so I was surprised a bit at how engrossing I found The Eight by Katherine Neville. You don't have to be a chess player or a fan of The Queen's Gambit show to appreciate the strategy involved in the game and that is carried over into the narrative of this book. It's a rather epic story following two women through different historical periods as they become immersed in The Game. While it is quite long, I found the pace of the book to be rather fast with quite a bit of action and suspense. You are trying to unravel the mysteries right along with the characters. You do have to suspend a certain amount of disbelief, this is fiction after all, isn't it?
Bonus points for giving Carioca a rather substantial role for a tiny dog.
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