Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

84 reviews

lvcreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

brewingdaisies's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

—a good read for psychology students/enthusiasts. I enjoyed reading the transcripts, being in people's minds (especially greta's) and seeing how fucking unhinged everybody is. LMAO. not your average small town story, that's for 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Grief

thegillbird's review against another edition

funny medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

aestinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

lilgriff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Addiction, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Misogyny, Gore, Miscarriage, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Cancer

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

cdingler07's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

This one was one of the first on my TBR for the last year or so. It was good, but I think might have  accidentally set the bar too high for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder and Addiction

hazel_oat's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual content, Body horror, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Minor: Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore

kerriski's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Blood, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Animal death

gmariecosta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

Weird as shit— and not in a good way. “Big Swiss” is reduced to a manic pixie dream girl and the therapy is written like the author doesn’t know what therapy is. Definitely has some racist and biphobic moments too. Funny sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Biphobia and Racism