Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

288 reviews

maricatlovr's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

i like the way its written, the narration (and side-comments) is funny. the characters are all very unique. definitely a well-written book on difficult topics and the harder things in life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

hreads03's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

_annika__'s review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

char_a_lot_te's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

scandal! absolute scandal, the tea is scalding in this one

a very bold rating perhaps, and this book is certainly not for everyone, but if it doesnt make me giggle maniacally at 3am, is it even worth reading?

very funny, beagins descriptions are so tongue and cheek. it feels surreal and absolutely absurd and very weird, which i happen to resonate with. but also its real and tender

i love the weird kinda toxic lesbians they give me life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug abuse

vaykay's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

Wonderful, refreshing writing style and tone. Good characterization although the main characters' idiosyncrasies teetered on overly quirky and unique. Loved the premise of this ethical dilemma, but it wasn't really much of a dilemma for Greta. Greta's constant immaturity and satirical or ironic ramblings got annoying quickly, especially during sex scenes. Too many weird race comments or "jokes" that didn't feel right coming from Beagin; felt less like an attempt at painting Greta as racially insensitive (or simply racist) and more so like an attempt to turn Greta into an ironic edge-lord 15 year old boy trapped in a 45 year old queer woman's body. So weird. Wouldn't classify as a romance OR a love story, even though that is how it is branded on the back of the book. I knew better going in, but I wanted to clarify that it is by no means a love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

theotherlindsay's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood

honeyyyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

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: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, 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: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

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, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Stalking, and Death of parent