Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Bunny by Mona Awad

58 reviews

nefarious_rat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

jesscav's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

0.25

The story was very hard to follow. I've seen others describe this book as a "black licorice" book, meaning you love it, or you hate it. I hated it. It was confusing, I couldn't tell what was going on, and it feels like weaponizing mental illness disguised as "imagination." There was no real climax of the story, and felt like it droned on for 100 pages more than necessary. I also dislike any animal abuse or torture so, it just did not resonate with me. It's like a puzzle that fits really poorly together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

sam_sabol89's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.25

This book was “not for me.” But could be a good read for someone who likes horror, the most unreliable narrator I’ve ever encountered and if you enjoy being completely unsure what the hell you just read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Classism

chloekramer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

The main character has the “I’m not like other girls” personality, and never fails to let you forget it. The entire story and plot line follow how she is sooo different from alllll the other girls. It’s just an okay book, to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anamikaraj369's review against another edition

Because it’s like weird but definitely not in a good way. I mean it might appeal to some people but it was a bit too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, 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

manasueroo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

Such a weird book, I struggle to explain it. I truly wonder the point of this book because it doesn't ever fully reach a point really. The end comes and you kind of have the reaction of oh ok I get it but why is that interesting or entertaining? I struggled to finish it but if you really love horror you might enjoy it maybe?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

that_person_logan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I need to think on this book for a bit I think. 

I know these things:
- I did fully enjoy reading this. I felt like it is a very interesting commentary on academia and girlhood and girl friendships and anyone socialized as female will definitely see themselves in one of the women in this book. 
- I am too autistic for some of these unreliable narrators and the ambiguity this book. I have so many unanswered questions and also I don’t know what happened lol but I’m trying to figure it out. 
- I love freaky books but this is by far the weirdest book I have read. Not in a bad way at all, just a comment. 
- I wanted more about the decapitations going on in this fucked up weird town that Samantha and the Bunnies lived in.  I feel like there was a bunch of symbolism with that and I feel like it wasn’t fully wrapped up in a way that was pleasing to me personally. 

I am torn on whether to do an in depth literature review on this book or whether to live and let live with this book. I think Ava would say “Smackie don’t fucking type that all out.” So I’ll end the review here: Good and weird book- I recommend it. 4 stars. 

Please for the love of g-d read content warning before reading this. You should know what you are getting into. Take care of yourself!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Rip Ava you were the best swan-girl-friend a lonely bitch could ask for 🖤

spacecadetlav's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW. What an exciting read. I HAVE to discuss with someone because the themes here are so relatable. I’ll be thinking about this for the next few months.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Self harm, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Torture, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

spookily's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism