Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

16 reviews

minimimi's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Trigger warning: discussion of suicide, domestic violence, stalking, and graphic violence *does not take place in real time, only recalled*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Medical content, Drug use, Stalking, Blood, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, and Animal cruelty

hannahjuliff's review

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was dirty and weird. I like reading unusual things but I don’t really recommend this to anyone. 😕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Grief

sveaannika's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Death of parent, and Suicide

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

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

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

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

What a strange and witty story, but quite entertaining and well worth a read. 
  
When Greta, a transcriptionist for therapist Om, she becomes engrossed in a client she names, Big Swiss.
  
When Greta comes across Big Swiss in real life, she hides who she is. At first, she tries to end the friendship before it goes too far, but the more she transcribes Big Swiss's sessions, the more Greta falls until both their worlds fall apart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, and Stalking

dexkit10's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sophiafarias's review

challenging dark 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

4.5

I was sucked in and pulled by my own curiosity with every interaction and every session Greta was given to transcribe. The moral ambiguity was so alluring I couldn’t help but finish the book in less than a week. Every character is pretty severely mentally ill and it left me with a bit of an icky feeling, and yet it was so intriguing the whole way through. Every character felt full and multi-dimensional. I loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Drug use

Minor: Misogyny

sarahduensing's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Addiction, Rape, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Sexual violence

mraddd's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

sophiathehoephia's review

dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, and Stalking