Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

231 reviews

ly_didi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Such a fun read about a middle-aged woman, living in a rundown house full of bees and becoming infatuated with a much younger woman.

Loved the witty dialogue, and descriptions of characters even though it was sometimes trying too hard to be weird. The last bit of the book was a bit disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

liss_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

Both not what I expected and exceeding expectation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty

nataliegray's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, and Drug use

johanna_thehissilent's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

3.5

I really enjoyed this even though there isn’t much of a plot… until the ending…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

sammyb's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Sexual content, Stalking, and Death of parent

realmagicfakereality's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

josie2k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, and Stalking

clarencemd12's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Drug use

jackbifrost's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

hanna_numinen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts