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Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

bmack's review against another edition

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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

5.0

bibliolibro's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-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

3.25

leannecs's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

cmccolgan11's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-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

merrysr's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

journey down a woman's downward spiral - fun but kind of a lot at times

ashepp43's review

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emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.5

rubyseemorebooks's review against another edition

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dark funny tense medium-paced

3.5

Funny, more satire, a dig at male therapists, some limitations around characters being bad people. 

navyachintaman's review against another edition

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3.0

Was fun and a little wacky, but complex, too. I liked it. Greta is a well-developed and exciting character; she was my favorite part. The cheating thing was a bit underdeveloped and lost points in my book, though, because, cheating. Also, no resolution there; that final conversation between Greta and Big Swiss felt super unfinished. Also, if it feels like the characters fall in love randomly and suddenly (most romantic comedy novels literally cannot pull off falling in love for some reason, including this one), the book loses a star.

sarumi's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny slow-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

4.5

jacobinreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.75

Dark, uproariously funny, queer, bawdy, and deeply affecting. If this weren't a library book that was due back right away, I could dive right back in to this bizarre and compelling book.