Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Bunny by Mona Awad

721 reviews

piepatch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Blood, and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Infidelity, and Stalking

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

cara_anne's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

Unfortunately, I guessed the twist very early on (and I wasn’t a fan of the trope used), but there was otherwise a lot of interesting stuff to unpack here. I loved the voice of it, and I loved out batsh!t crazy it was - what a bonkers premise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, and Blood

heartstrings's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

A very bizarre read that felt more satirical and allegorical than grounded. Not sure if it was hard to follow because the world building felt scattered and disjointed like a stream of consciousness or if because the events that were happening were so fucking wacky that, at times, the narrative seemed almost nonlinear. Who knows? Not me! It was basically Mean Girls meets Girls season 4 with the writer workshop meets blowing up bunnies meets genderbent Stepford Wives? Idk it was weird but not especially fun. Was so hopeful about this one and ultimately…blah.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

batfacedliar's review against another edition

dark slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

very weird, did not understand what was going on. 
but kinda fun 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

tfredenburg's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was never boring, but frequently frustrating. I enjoyed Awad's prose for the most part and appreciated the risks she takes with this story. Grateful that I found myself unable to relate since I've never been in such a toxic workshopping environment.

I do think the main thing I struggled with was pinpointing the satire. The Bunnies are clearly satire, but Sam herself (+ Ava) is such a capital O Outsider (an argument which the book so kindly preempts) that she also comes off as a cliche. Despite the fact I should relate to her in this way, it's hard to sink into her at first. The outsiderness is strongest when it focuses on real signifiers of privilege/lack thereof. Not so much when focused on superficial aspects of the super-feminine that are harmless.

Spoiler

Liked the queer subtext-to-text with Sam and Ava. Thought the Bunnies all wanting to screw Max at the end was fascinatingly psychosexual.

P.S. Found Sam's narration oddly ableist for a protagonist we're supposed to find sympathetic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Drug abuse

Moderate: Ableism

purple_nep_shooter's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I was expecting(/hoping?) something more graphic and darker based on hype I saw around this book on social media, but I was still enamoured with it and couldn't put it down. the writing is very descriptive and vivid. The book is divided into three parts: part 1 is incredible, but parts 2 & 3 could stand to be longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

jesus christ what a book. i’m trying to find the words??? i did not think this is how the book was going to go LMAO. uhhhhhhh it was good! definitely not my usual, but wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

daryn's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship