jo_lzr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Firstly, there were some quotes and scenes in this book that I really did enjoy, whether they were poetic or completely insane.
Honestly, I could just describe this book as creepy, crazy and sad (and a bit horny).
Also, I enjoyed the author's sarcasm for the pretentiousness of some people in the art world. I think that it was done in a very smart way.
On the other hand, there were some parts in the story where I couldn't understand what was happening, but I understand that this is the author's purpose.
Overall, this was an interesting read hence why I am giving it 3 stars.
Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
coinofstone's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Gore, Violence, Drug use, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
samcanuel's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
rozmaran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape
ambenicole418's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I can’t really explain this book or my feelings on it, but I feel like there is definitely some commentary in here on loneliness and isolation, and the lengths our brain will go to help us cope with these feelings, especially when we look at Samantha and Ava’s friendship. Honestly, I think I might have enjoyed forming my own/reading other people’s interpretations of this book more than I enjoyed reading the book itself.
I do wish we got to spend some more time inside the bunny cult though. Their hive mind dynamic, weird hybrid rituals, and how desensitized they were to all of it were the most interesting parts of the book, and it feels like we spent a criminally short amount of time with them in that space.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, Death, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual violence
chris_reads's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism, Gore, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Blood, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
lynshelf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Gore
yeimyaileen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
also, if you liked if we were villains, aka
Spoiler
books with weirdly vague gay love stories between the main character and their roommate where nothing really happens between them but in the end the main character finally admits their had gay feelings but also set at university with weird cult vibesnarratively it reminded me of nightbitch and my year of rest and relaxation. weirdly detached and you really have to pay attention to understand whats going on. similarly paced as well.
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Murder, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual harassment
henrygravesprince's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
- some of the surrealist passages are fantastic, and the author is very good at writing things in a surreal way, especially portraying normal things as such
- the dynamic between Ava and Samantha is very interesting in contrast to Samantha, the Bunnies, and men
- some of the stylistic grammar-breaking choices work, but a lot of them don’t; particularly the recurring all-caps and multi-exclamation point moments irked me
- the “gore” moments were honestly more silly than anything, particularly when half of the time it’s just “and then [xyz] literally exploded”
- there are a lot of really out of place, pointless moments of bigotry that would not alter the story or tone at all if they were removed, particularly the weird references to lizard people conspiracies, the R slur & derogatory comparisons to disabled people, and the usage of the G slur to describe a Romani woman; it comes across very much as the author just not giving a shit about it
I think there could be a good book chipped out of Bunny with more editing, but it just fell flat to me. People also misrepresent what this book actually is a lot when recommending it; I wish I had actually known what sort of book this was when going into it rather than what it gets portrayed as.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Murder, Animal death, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Ableism, and Gore
horizonous's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cancer, and Death
◦ Death = Parent ◦ Drug abuse = Being drugged◦ Mental illness = Depression, PTSD, allusion to Schizophrenia