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literary__mary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, Drug use, and Sexual assault
tkatt20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, and Classism
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Self harm
samokanikan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book! I think if you get it, you get it, and if you don't, then you don't. And that's totally fine! I had some trouble understanding it in the beginning, as I don't usually read magical realism, but I really enjoyed it the more I read. It was super interesting and I loved that plot twist at the end!!!!!! 2022 is the year where I read books out of my usual comfort zone, the first one being "A Touch Jen" by Beth Morgan, and I'm having a great time. it.
Don't go into this book thinking it's gonna be a light read--quite the opposite! This book will make you think so you can understand the magic behind it.
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Gore
iamnita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book is challenging. It's a very layered experience, where you can't 'shut off' while reading or else you'll completely lose both the plot and the direction we're headed. As such, a re-read may be necessary to see what even happened. I am one who didn't see the hype in this, maybe because it's strange, maybe because horror isn't my genre, maybe because I just felt like the book went right over my head.
It's divisive.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gaslighting, Blood, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
horizonous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cancer, and Death
◦ Death = Parent ◦ Drug abuse = Being drugged◦ Mental illness = Depression, PTSD, allusion to Schizophrenia
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
There is this bizarre extended sequence near the end that involves a twisted hallucination of two characters critiquing the book and honestly I agreed with everything they said so clearly this book was not for me.
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
escapinginpaper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Body horror, Bullying, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
kelseyland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Gore, Blood, Self harm, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Moderate: Eating disorder and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking
keen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's rare for me to finish a book in three days. To read 100 pages each day. On average, it takes me about a week to finish a book about 400 pages long. If a story's good, I'll read 40 to 50 pages daily. So, suffice to say, this book kept me interested.
I never thought I'd be able to care so much for unlikable characters. Samantha and her friend Ava are obviously flawed people. Not the type I'd want to hang around in real life, and might even actively avoid. Yet throughout the book, I still enjoyed them. I even found myself relating to Samantha to a worrying degree. And, thankfully, her flaws are directly acknowledged. Complaints I had with characterizations were relieved by that.
Then there are the Bunnies. At times, I forgot this book was a horror story. I would get comfortable with the Bunnies and think "I wish I was with them" before remembering what this book is about. Before remembering that I really wouldn't want to have to change my identity to befriend a group of girls. A few times I commented that I felt "rancid vibes" emanating from this story.
And the ending of the book. All I can say is that it makes a reread worth it.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual violence
Minor: Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Rape, and Stalking
words_and_coffee's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I liked the surreal, dark atmosphere of Bunny and found that I clicked with the writing style, I do wish there was more light foreshadowing elements for later events, and for me the lack of a explanation wasn’t a deal breaker but I feel like I would give it a higher star rating if I had more of a explanation.
Character wise at the start I had a bit of a hard time settling into Samantha’s perspective I found her quite difficult to like, but as the book went on she grew on me. I found the bunnies are hard to differentiate from each other but I feel that was a intentional decision as they seen as pretty much a amalgamation rather than individuals.
Over all though I enjoyed Bunny didn’t love it
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief and Self harm
Minor: Eating disorder