A review by serotiny11
Bunny by Mona Awad

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Really disappointed after loving All's Well so much. Bunny had the same nightmarish disorientation quality that I loved and Mona Awad does so well, but I kept getting kicked out of the story by the casually dropped racial slurs and ableist langage (ex.,
Spoiler ableist language - the r word, using schizophrenic as a derogatory joke; racial slurs - the g word several times
) that didn’t do anything for character or plot development. Especially in a novel that has racial elements and white privilege as a theme (the Bunnies embody entitled rich white lady-ness to a high degree), why choose to sling these around if not just to sound…edgy I guess? I have no idea why this was done and I’m afraid there’s no good reason at all. 
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