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Bunny by Mona Awad

110 reviews

fusaichipegasusk's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I'm honestly not sure how I felt about this book. I think I really enjoyed it, but it's the type of story that you really have to sit on for a little while to process. Definitely best to go in blind and not know anything about the plot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

lavishrebellion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.25

A highly anticipated read for me, “Bunny” was one of the most bizarre books I’ve ever read! It was one of those in which I (felt) I understood what was going on and then I absolutely did not 😆😩 Reportedly, “Bunny” was very loosely based on the 1988 film “Heathers” (which I’ve seen) and thus, the story includes themes of co-dependent friendships, frenemies, jealousy, modern day dark academia, and grandiose mental trauma (emphasis on the latter). I’m glad I’ve finally read it as I actually did end up enjoying the author’s other book “Rouge” which I read before “Bunny.” But wow, “Bunny” was at times super tough to get through.🐰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

corabookworm's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Really liked this book. It was gross and weird and dark and very fun to read. Like if Mean Girls was really dark and twisted. I do feel like the ending was lacking something—if not more explanations, perhaps it just needed MORE. Just felt kinda in line with the rest of the book and not necessarily the huge climax I was hoping for. If you like weird horror books, you’ll enjoy this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

niles_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The whole review!

The book spoke to me on so many levels… Until the end.

I’ll start with things I like:

At the end of chapter 7, I felt the way they were talking about her (poem). How they wanted “more” from her. 

As a girl who’s not accepted by people around me, I related to her suffering. Of wanting to be accepted by others, even by those who you don’t like. And Samantha’s relationship with Jonah reminded me of how often I put those who actually cared about me behind. It’ll keep me up at night being reminded of it.

The creations being creatures combined of the girls’ desires, love and hatred in chapter 11 and later on with Max confused me after getting to the end.

Which is something that made me lost for words, and not in a good way. 

Was any of it real? What is real? We know the Bunnies and Max existed, since the Bunnies almost died because of him, but why were the other creations… Almost always failures? 

I have so much to say, but I’m growing tired… I’ll give it a 3.75, just because the ending is… Definitely something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

atlasvitreous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What can I say about this book without giving away the twists and dives that makes it so fantastic? An earnestly fucked up encapsulation of the dark surrealism of both creation and creative spaces. I never knew what to expect next; my near-psychotic blend of dread and awe put me in the MC’s place in the most uncomfortable, awesome way. I laughed out loud at the horror far more than I felt I should’ve, which I fear was an intended side effect. And, that scene that launched the second act? Dare I say… Literary perfection. 

This is a brief, gushy review that surely doesn’t make much sense. I’ll just be clear in my message at the end here: You sooo have to read Bunny, bunny! ☻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

meganmustachebeard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

snackattackisback69's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Absolutely bizarre and twisted in the best way. Mona Awad really knows how to write. I don't really know what was going on but I had so much fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

ckopack's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It’s weird as hell, but I loved it. The only book I’ve ever read that actually lives up to being called “a fever dream”. 

The last third of the book escalates really quickly and doesn’t explain itself very well, so it adds to the feeling of confusion and suspense, but it also means I didn’t get every plot point. 

Should’ve been gayer, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

silly_snail's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

sarahb919's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly wild and I’m still not entirely sure what happened. Definitely something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Antisemitism, and Car accident