Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

53 reviews

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Infertility, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

vanessa_black_03's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Addiction

maryyyyyy's review against another edition

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

kers_tin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kharkeyz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.75

a good one! cant lie, always a bit confused about everything in this book, but it’s definitely funny and worth reading if you’re looking for something a bit more left-field with your comedy haha. definitely enjoyable and strange and funny with a love??? story in the middle!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Death of parent, 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 against another edition

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

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

mugasu's review against another edition

4.75

Entirely mad - but also v funny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Ableism

allisonz6's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Suicide attempt