Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

3 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

katierosecrane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is weird as hell. But I loved it. The plot is set up to go in a million different directions and I had to read each word to understand what the hell Greta was saying. 

There were parts where I was confused about where it was going. Those were the parts that were harder to get through. But this book is made for all weirdos out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Sexual content

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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

3.0

I found this book engaging, but in a strange way, it also didn't really jump out to me. A lot of it washed over me. Greta is an interesting, conflicting character and the relationship at the center was so strange, that I had to keep reading. But it was also gone from me once I set the book down. I could see other folks really connecting with this though. I think if you really liked My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, then you would really like this one too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexism, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, Excrement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Classism