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Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
4.25
dark emotional funny
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was quirky, funny, quippy, bizarre, gross at times, well-written, and character driven. The story explores grief, loss, trauma, relationships, friendship, and more in a sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, sometimes graphic manner. At times this was entirely relatable. Other times it felt totally surreal.

I felt a bit let down by the end; it was too anticlimactic for me and almost didn't feel finished. Or maybe I just wanted to spend more time with these characters.