Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

145 reviews

maryyyyyy's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Critics will call this an "irreverent romp" or "scandalously funny." Very unique, I couldn't put it down, but I'm undecided on the ending. LOTS of content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

daralexandria's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

isobel_rose's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

silverthistle's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

What. a. wild. ride. I can honestly say I have never read anything like Big Swiss. The premise had me hooked from the start. The writing is dark and funny but can lean too far into excessive grotesque detail at times for my taste. There are a lot of triggers in this book so tread carefully if you have sensitivities to violence, mental illness, drug use, etc. That being said, Big Swiss is unhinged, problematic, and raw, but it's also very funny and endearing. If you enjoy flawed characters and inconclusive endings, Big Swiss might be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Addiction

lauracollins096'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

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

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

Minor: Biphobia, Body horror, and Blood

bridgetam's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Biphobia

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

Minor: Animal death

simrun__'s review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-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

3.75

Lot of storylines weren't resolved, no real closure. A very simple ending for a book that delved into a lot of tough topics in the middle and nearing the end of the book.

That being said, it was a fun, fast read, I found the characters loveable and the setting enticing.

Edited rating from 3.25 to 3.75. Actually, this was a gripping, funny, chaotic, lesbian tale and I enjoyed it a lot, I just wouldn’t put a lot of weight and expectations for the treatment and resolution of the serious and heavy topics in here. It’s just a book about two fucked up lesbians!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Stalking