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A review by beeeenerys
Bunny by Mona Awad
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is a bit of a tricky one to document because while I've had the book for ages I hadn't gotten around to reading it until I saw the audiobook available at my library. It gave me something to listen to at work and I was so invested I start reading along while listening in my off time.
I really enjoyed this, for a satire about cliques it does a great job, taking something to it's worst possible conclusion (that the clique of rich mean girls is actually a coven/cult who make their own boy toys. Even girls do stupid stuff when they're horny.
Samantha has a strong hint of queerness imo. The way she talks about Ava and the Bunnies both complimentary and insultingly, it seems as though she's trying to understand her queerness through her previous comphet experiences of friendship, envy and competition,and Max is this version of Samantha that is free to express that side of her sexuality and a romantic relationship with Ava .
I was hooked after the first few chapters, the only reason I decided not to rank it a 5 is because despite the satirical nature of the book, I still wanted to see the bunnies in a slightly more sympathetic light, given the fact that their sexualities appear to be just as repressed as Samantha's.
I really enjoyed this, for a satire about cliques it does a great job, taking something to it's worst possible conclusion (that the clique of rich mean girls is actually a coven/cult who make their own boy toys. Even girls do stupid stuff when they're horny.
Samantha has a strong hint of queerness imo. The way she talks about Ava and the Bunnies both complimentary and insultingly, it seems as though she's trying to understand her queerness through her previous comphet experiences of friendship, envy and competition,
I was hooked after the first few chapters, the only reason I decided not to rank it a 5 is because despite the satirical nature of the book, I still wanted to see the bunnies in a slightly more sympathetic light, given the fact that their sexualities appear to be just as repressed as Samantha's.