Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

5 reviews

jussmcam's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Gun violence, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Medical trauma, Grief, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

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

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

mraddd's review against another edition

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

katbalts's review against another edition

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

4.0

Big Swiss is exactly everything I look for in a book. It's about strange people doing strange things. By the end of it I was left thinking, what on earth happened here? And its absolutely perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Eating disorder