Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

238 reviews

lgiery's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm borrowing this from a reviewer: Made me laugh and think abour sex and death and honesty

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Content Warnings

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

commeunemadeleine's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, and Death of parent

lo_ferrara's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

So dark, weird, strange, enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

elinorrae's review

4.5

Loved this book!!!!!! I LOVE DAMAGED WOMEN DOING UNETHICAL THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Give me moreeeeeee
Is the 4.5 a bit pedantic ye maybe but I wasn’t sure about the 2nd last chapter (written as a transcript) which seemed to just kind of base cover her traumas ? I do get the purpose but I felt it was a little lacking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

amessina3399's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

This book is pure weird, poetic beauty. The narrator's voice is perfection, and the underlying darkness of the main character is so beautifully present throughout. Definitely one of my new favs!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual content, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Violence

weezewest's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

4.25

I love the writing style and found this book funny! I thought it was gonna be a 5* read but the last bit fell flat for me and I was disappointed by lack of real ending. I was expecting something more that never happened 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Addiction, and Death of parent

jam_03's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

The themes of this book are so fun to read and very unique. I did enjoy reading the transcripts that Greta was writing. 

I didn't feel very connected to any of the characters, except Piñon, which made it harder for me to want to keep reading. Maybe it just went over my head but I think it's overhyped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Addiction

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

raccoongremlin's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book brought me through all the emotions and really took me up and down, I cried at the end when Greta did her therapy session talking about her mum. This book really took me, and Greta through everything. I loved Greta so much, and Big Swiss, and Sabine almost as much. I think I saw some of myself in Greta, she's just so authentic and real, she says whats on her mind, which is sometimes too much and I find my self saying "nooo why did you say that!" outloud when reading. Overall I really loved it, although I think it could've had a better ending. 
I'm looking foreward to the film coming out but I'm sure it can't live up to how good the book is and they probably won't imagine the characters how I have. I love Greta and am deeply attached to her, I want to see her get more therapy, do up the house with Sabine and start a long term relationship with the 'Big Swiss'. I want to see her happy and I think she almost got that at the end, I just wish her mum couldv'e seen that too and found that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide

readingbrb's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Blood