A review by alexandra296
Bunny by Mona Awad
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This one was decent, not really my cup of tea but very well told. The imagery and allusions are interesting, the main character is not super likeable, though in parts I did feel very sympathetic to her. Not super bothered by characters being grumpy/emo/generally unlikeable so overall I did care what was gonna happen to Sam.
The unpredictability and unusuallness of the plot was fun. I'm not sure I 100% understood what the author was going for in parts, there's a lot left vague. There's some interesting critiques of academia and exploration of friendship, but I felt some parts were kinda tonally samey, very dark and cynical.
I really liked the author's writing style and appreciated the surreal and satirical elements of the book. This one's in first person and the author does a good job of portraying the emotions of Sam through the changes in narration, goes from a hostility to a very melancholic quality that I enjoyed to a almost feverish and hypnotised style in parts. The writing was really very good.
So really liked the writing and overall enjoyed it, just wish I understood it better.
The unpredictability and unusuallness of the plot was fun. I'm not sure I 100% understood what the author was going for in parts, there's a lot left vague. There's some interesting critiques of academia and exploration of friendship, but I felt some parts were kinda tonally samey, very dark and cynical.
I really liked the author's writing style and appreciated the surreal and satirical elements of the book. This one's in first person and the author does a good job of portraying the emotions of Sam through the changes in narration, goes from a hostility to a very melancholic quality that I enjoyed to a almost feverish and hypnotised style in parts. The writing was really very good.
So really liked the writing and overall enjoyed it, just wish I understood it better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Cursing