Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

19 reviews

caroisreading's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Electric Lit saying this is erotic cottagecore makes me laugh because it's so dead-on. 

This book starts with such an intriguing premise - a therapy transcriptionist who starts to get obsessed with one of the clients by her voice, only. But I wasn't prepared to laugh as much as I did, and to find this protagonist endearing in such a strange way, with her mannerisms and how she describes things, especially when it came to sex. I appreciated the Ayn Rand reference at one point, so random but loved it.

Interwoven among the levity were darker themes, triggering circumstances, on top of a very horny, exploratory affair between two very different women. There was an almost obsessive focus on age, and age differences, those not acting their age or looking too much like their age. At least I appreciated a character story that wasn't coming-of-age, or mid-life crisis, but something unique and just as reckless.

I loved the varied methods of story -- going back and forth from transcripts to storytelling, really clever. 

I think you'll like this if you want to be entertained rather than lectured, can withstand lots of triggering material, and gravitate toward dark humor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Infertility, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

laurenstravels's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

Couldn’t put this one down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death

karpatenhund's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

It was very funny and entertaining to me! I loved the absurdity of it all. Sometimes it was too explicit for my liking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

kasssidyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Weird, wacky, gross, sad and FUNNY. This book made me laugh out loud numerous times and also say “what?!” Right after. Truly enjoyed the absurdity and how unhinged Greta was. Really fun read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

abisnail564's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Animal death, Mental illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage and Lesbophobia

bxnnny's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective medium-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

1.0

this book was interesting but ultimately left me feeling unsatisfied and with a lot of questions. i didn't feel like there was any closure on pretty much anything that happened in this book, and maybe that was intended. also, big swiss/flavia was so extremely unlikeable to me and i had a hard time understanding why greta liked her so much. just wish there was more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

a dog gets severely injured and it seems as though it will die, but ultimately survives.

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

craignb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Addiction, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts