Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

7 reviews

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

eliandherbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book (or, more fitting: the characters) are unhinged. And I loved it! 
I’m usually not the biggest fan of contemporary books, but I’ve really enjoyed this one and the exploration within. 
In part, the transcripts Greta makes are in the book, acting as narration and telling us what happened. This worked very well.
All in all- really enjoyed Big Swiss!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual content

alicialicia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

3.5

Weird & darkly humorous. Found myself entranced but also struggled to feel as though some of the emotional dynamics taking place between characters were earned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Cancer

vellumveela's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-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

4.25

The narrator is excellently written and funny as hell. While this book didn't knock my socks off, the premise, the cast of characters, Greta's way of going about her life -- it's all so charming, dark, and engaging -- this book has quickly become one of my favorites, and will probably be one of the "comfort books". One potential reason why I love it so much might be because I had it audiobook format, and the cast of readers did an amazing job.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Outing, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

gummifrog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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

4.0

This book was like a warm hug, a sweet, slow, loving, hilarious, and realistic memoir of trauma, repression, healing, and relationships. The tone is witty and irreverent, with some truly laugh-out-loud moments and delightfully clever prose. But it's not just a comedy, either - the cover and synopsis has a shock value, but the most surprising thing to me was an empathetic beating heart at the center of this book. I loved Big Swiss and I'm glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infidelity, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Excrement

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Drug abuse, Bullying, and Addiction

studydniowka's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Świetna dekonstrukcja współczesnej instytucji psychoterapii i jej wpływu na funkcjonowanie młodych (szczególnie) ludzi. Niesamowicie zabawna i niesamowicie smutna refleksja nad kobiecą homoseksualnością i systemowi przymusowej heteroseksualności, który trzyma w swoich ryzach kobiety, nie pozwalając im na otwarcie się na swoje homoseksualne pragnienia i jak w konsekwencji, dzieje się to dość późno w życiu kobiety, po wielu latach w hetero związkach. Bardzo, bardzo dobra książka.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse and Eating disorder