Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

49 reviews

cousingoose's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Stalking

maryyyyyy's review

dark funny reflective fast-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

3.75

Critics will call this an "irreverent romp" or "scandalously funny." Very unique, I couldn't put it down, but I'm undecided on the ending. LOTS of content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, and Sexual content

daralexandria's review

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

laurenklevy's review

dark funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Blood, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Suicide

silverthistle's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

What. a. wild. ride. I can honestly say I have never read anything like Big Swiss. The premise had me hooked from the start. The writing is dark and funny but can lean too far into excessive grotesque detail at times for my taste. There are a lot of triggers in this book so tread carefully if you have sensitivities to violence, mental illness, drug use, etc. That being said, Big Swiss is unhinged, problematic, and raw, but it's also very funny and endearing. If you enjoy flawed characters and inconclusive endings, Big Swiss might be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction

laurenstravels's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

Couldn’t put this one down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death

kitfkat's review

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Blood, Body horror, and Biphobia

3mi1y's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Death, Eating disorder, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Alcohol

simrun__'s review

adventurous funny sad fast-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

3.75

Lot of storylines weren't resolved, no real closure. A very simple ending for a book that delved into a lot of tough topics in the middle and nearing the end of the book.

That being said, it was a fun, fast read, I found the characters loveable and the setting enticing.

Edited rating from 3.25 to 3.75. Actually, this was a gripping, funny, chaotic, lesbian tale and I enjoyed it a lot, I just wouldn’t put a lot of weight and expectations for the treatment and resolution of the serious and heavy topics in here. It’s just a book about two fucked up lesbians!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Stalking