Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

6 reviews

lilyfitt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! Every character is flawed and complex. My cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

maidinnah's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

4.0

A lustful, balls-to-the-wall, cheeky romp that explores the synergy between trauma and toxic relationships. It’s not a book for everyone; the main character is pathetic, inappropriate, but also hilarious. Some of the passages can be problematic (maybe for the sake of satire but it’s hard to say), while the plot is almost unbelievably absurd. Like the relationship at the center of this novel, I too have a love-hate regard for this novel and so I settled on 4/5 stars because I went along for this off-rails ride anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse and Stalking

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Blood, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

sophiafarias's review against another edition

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

maureenlessreen's review against another edition

Vivid violence against women & misogyny 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Abandonment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Trafficking, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Homophobia

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

I found this book engaging, but in a strange way, it also didn't really jump out to me. A lot of it washed over me. Greta is an interesting, conflicting character and the relationship at the center was so strange, that I had to keep reading. But it was also gone from me once I set the book down. I could see other folks really connecting with this though. I think if you really liked My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, then you would really like this one too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexism, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, Excrement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Classism