A review by freethefrican
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Interesting premise and sort-of interesting execution. I think I would have liked it more if I wasn’t already tired of meandering and somewhat plotless stories about weird women doing weird things.
I definitely see the reasons for the Ottessa Moshfegh comparisons and considering my current not-very-good feelings toward OM’s books, I may have chosen the wrong time to pick this up. Still, it was an odd but engaging read.