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Bunny by Mona Awad

137 reviews

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

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

rebekablair's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Spoiler

and it was all just a metaphor 😌

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, and Self harm

yungblonde's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Bullying, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Eating disorder

seawarrior's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious

4.0

Bunny is a roaring, weird, and positively pretentious novel that I assume is about art and creation, but I'm not entirely sure. Despite how perplexing the novel's subject and rational are, I was continuously excited to return to it. Bunny's world is thick and gleaming with atmosphere and imagery, and its gorey humor and gutting tragedy were a treat to read. I look forward to the film adaption, and will seek out more of Awad's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

bronzestars's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Animal death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood and Cursing

Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Vomit

scmiller's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, Abandonment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Blood, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Rape

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

SO Unhinged... in a good way ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Animal death, Classism, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Murder, Mental illness, Bullying, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Drug use, Death of parent, Cursing, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Body horror

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

4.25

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: Self harm and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Addiction, and Alcohol