Big Swiss

BIG SWISS by Jen Beagin This was bananas! Greta is MESSY AF. Ethics? Where!? Professionalism? Don’t know her. Greta listens in and transcribes therapy sessions thus learning all the sordid details and gossip about the residents in her town. (I mean, that *would* be kinda fun for a minute…) This book was all over the place in the best way. Unlikeable characters galore! The therapist, Bruce(Ohm), was a total hack, but I pictured him as Stanley Tucci so I also kinda loved him? While the story is funny there’s an underlying sense of grief. It also tackles themes of infatuation, infidelity, mental health and healing in an unexpected way. There was a lot of lead up to what happened to Greta as a child. After the reveal it wasn’t explored any further - ugh, I wanted to know more! Overall, it’s dark and hilariously unhinged. It’s witty and weird. I cackled and cringed. Recommend if you don’t mind problematic, unreliable characters. Just be mindful of the trigger warnings. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️