Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

12 reviews

katerina_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Infidelity, Misogyny, Drug use, Body shaming, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Stalking, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

hazel_oat's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual content, Body horror, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Minor: Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore

jfin54's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Infidelity, Death of parent, Blood, and Suicide

averyt121's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

charlereads's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Witty and clever. Dark. Little plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

mountainmantra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was triggering for me at points as someone with trauma. I ended up enjoying the story, and the ending made me smile. Lots of relatable moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness

mothmaul's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Abandonment, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

winterdelight's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I had to put this one aside when I reached 40-50% to pick up another book to get out of the reading funk Big Swiss put me through. Afterwards, I was able to go back, continued where I left, and finished the rest in one sitting thankfully.
I like how it started, the middle put me in a reading slump, then the last 1/3 of the book is a mix of I like some of it and I don't know what's going on, feeling lost like Greta does. Ultimately, I don't hate or like it. Just so-so.

P.S. Something about this book is giving me A24 film vibes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Drug use

Minor: Body horror

febber's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Body horror and Cursing

kitfkat's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Blood, Body horror, and Biphobia