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challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
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
just wow.. this was such reflective, personal, and raw writing. one of the only books about depression that i felt actually portrayed how it feels. I felt connected to Bunny, the way she thinks and the sense of hopelessness is written in a way that, while so so sad, feels hopeful. She made me feel less alone, in a time where I didn’t know I needed it. Very ‘Girl Interrupted’ but still original and I would say more relatable. I could have read another 300 pages about Bunny. While I don’t quite understand the end, I feel the ending is reflective of the process of getting help, often putting time and money into inconclusive and ineffective treatment, some of us feel as if we are always ‘in treatment’. I think the end is hopeful, and you really get to notice the “inarticulate” Bunny begin to articulate and deal with her feelings and traumas through her creative writing. this book is for anyone who has ever felt alone, isolated, forgotten and exhausted from living with depression or mental illness. Binnie Kirshenbaum has done a fantastic job here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail