Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Bunny by Mona Awad

279 reviews

ember_is_gay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this was so ???? i loved it so much, i read it basically in one sitting. i wasn't really sure what to expect going into it honestly, like maybe a little cult-y weirdness but it defiantly surpassed that. everything that happened was just so unexpected, especially in part three. i adored this and would recommend it to anyone who likes weird literature 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

hxlleann'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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

velvet_young's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror

carla20's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

cbrigs99's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.0

This was such a bizarre read, and I’m sure I’ll be mulling it over for quite some time. Mona Awad is a new read for me, and while I appreciate the creative liberties with the writing style, I don’t know that her writing is for me. The concept of this book was great - mean girls meets Frankenstein, but the execution wasn’t to my liking. The story is mostly dialogue, but the reader is unaware whether the main character is speaking or thinking, and who is replying to her thoughts/statements. This would be a tremendous film, but the story lacked character depth and description for me. As a reader, you’re very in the dark as to what is happening with the narrator and what is reality (granted, that is the point, especially when describing the immersion in the cult). While it was a weird story, I did enjoy it. This is a perfect Halloween-time read, and I enjoyed the creepy aspects of the story. The whole story feels like a fever dream, and you feel like you’re taking on the hazy understanding of the main character.

Spoiler

While I anticipated many aspects of the conclusion of the book, the final pages will certainly keep me thinking about what was truly reality for the character in the story.

As a whole, I’m glad I picked this book up for the fall season and enjoyed my experience.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

cturn's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

hannahalane's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Toxic friendship

urtchen's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I’m just…. I’m kinda speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, Animal death, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

oriana095's review against another edition

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

3.5

I feel like the concept of this book and the writing itself was very interesting. And I love reading the different ways people interpret the ending and the meaning of the story. From the beginning it had me hooked and I really enjoyed it. I think the book was supposed to end and leave you guessing but I wish it would have wrapped it up a little bit better for me though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

capercaillie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Hahaha what the fuck did I just read

At times I loved this, at times I hated this, and mostly I just didn't want to pick it back up to keep reading. But it was weirdly compelling (emphasis on the weird), and the end really made it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Body horror