A review by raysberry
Bunny, by Mona Awad
dark
mysterious
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
The beginning felt a bit slow but it was okay, didn’t really connect with Sam and Ava because they’re so negative and have this „us against the world“ mentality that’s never healthy.
The middle part was difficult to read because it made me so uncomfortable but that was also why it was so good. The ending dragged on for too long imo, maybe I wouldn’t even have finished it if I didn’t read it alongside a friend.
I guess it was kind of the whole vibe but I’m genuinely confused as to what the conclusion was. But I’m probably also just not a fan of ambiguous endings.
All in all: Difficult to read for me, not always for the right reasons. Interesting forinsight into the mind of a person that falls into a cult but not necessarily more than that, which is why it feels like there’s something missing (it’s a novel, not non-fiction after all).
3/5 stars if I’m generous, won’t be reading again except for maybe some prose I wrote down while reading.
The middle part was difficult to read because it made me so uncomfortable but that was also why it was so good. The ending dragged on for too long imo, maybe I wouldn’t even have finished it if I didn’t read it alongside a friend.
I guess it was kind of the whole vibe but I’m genuinely confused as to what the conclusion was. But I’m probably also just not a fan of ambiguous endings.
All in all: Difficult to read for me, not always for the right reasons. Interesting for
Spoiler
3/5 stars if I’m generous, won’t be reading again except for maybe some prose I wrote down while reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Racial slurs