"It's gong, honey, not dong."

I really love books that have an air about them from the get-go, and Big Swiss certainly has that "wtf" factor I can't stay away from.

Greta has recently moved to a new area and taken a job transcribing sessions for a local therapist, Om, when she hears a session that changes her life. Dubbing the patient 'Big Swiss', Greta knows only her initials (FEW), her date of birth (5-23-90), her client ID (233), and her voice, which is low and loud and a little sad.

When one day Greta runs into Big Swiss at the dog park, Greta begins navigating a relationship with her based upon false pretenses.

The main character, Greta, is one of the best main characters I've read recently, and she surprised me several times. Her incredible self awareness while also harboring her own trauma was in its way so understandable and her faults so real. Her commentary as she transcribed the sessions of Om's clients had me cackling wildly at times. Raw and wild, this book was different than the average read. The house full of bees, the donkeys, Piñon, it was all so ridiculous and I absolutely loved every second of it.

Thanks so much to Scribner and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this publication in exchange for my honest thoughts.