Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

42 reviews

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

What a strange and witty story, but quite entertaining and well worth a read. 
  
When Greta, a transcriptionist for therapist Om, she becomes engrossed in a client she names, Big Swiss.
  
When Greta comes across Big Swiss in real life, she hides who she is. At first, she tries to end the friendship before it goes too far, but the more she transcribes Big Swiss's sessions, the more Greta falls until both their worlds fall apart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, and Stalking

dexkit10's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sophiafarias's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I was sucked in and pulled by my own curiosity with every interaction and every session Greta was given to transcribe. The moral ambiguity was so alluring I couldn’t help but finish the book in less than a week. Every character is pretty severely mentally ill and it left me with a bit of an icky feeling, and yet it was so intriguing the whole way through. Every character felt full and multi-dimensional. I loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Drug use

Minor: Misogyny

sarahduensing's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Addiction, Rape, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Sexual violence

mraddd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

sophiathehoephia's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, and Stalking

slintangel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i hated everyone but somehow big swiss made me want to rip my hair out about 10 times per page

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying

dnpatterson2's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Excrement

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Drug abuse, Bullying, and Addiction

hschlecht's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia