Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bunny by Mona Awad

526 reviews

allfawkesgiven's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Ableism

mijtje's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

In the first half of the book, I was annoyed by the whiny, gloomy, and passive main character. The writing felt like that of an angry teenager, it was all a little too smutty for my tastes, and I wasn’t expecting much. But halfway through, the book turned into a deliciously weird story that I could barely put down.

I feel like all the things that annoy me about the book were deliberate. But I’m not sure. I feel utterly manipulated by this book. Is it good writing? Is it bad writing? Is it Awad’s writing? Or the character’s? Awad plays with her language in a very smart way to drag you into the mindset of her main character.

The book is still a little too gloomy, not-like-the-other-girls, smutty to the point of sexual frustration, and edgy for me. But maybe that was part of the experience. 4/5 bunnies from me.

Recommended if you are okay with feeling detached and confused after reading this book. Side note: I am definitely never looking at bunnies the same way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, and Bullying

gaylien420's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Cursing, Ableism, Rape, Bullying, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

peachypy's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident

oatmxlk's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Self harm, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Rape and Violence

joscelynhe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, and Mental illness

haromea's review against another edition

dark medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

Clever dark themed descriptions and twists on ‘classically admired’ traits or appearances, use of language etc. However I personally couldn’t find myself particularly enjoying it (although could be part of the point) and

Spoiler

I wanted a bit more of a resolution (although the ending kinda fits with the general feel of the book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Animal death, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Stalking, Vomit, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

aden_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

ozdensl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment and Animal cruelty

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail