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Bunny by Mona Awad

49 reviews

sanikaa_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death and Death of parent

jhoi_rodriguez's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

All in all, a very well-written book. A captivating story full of twists and turns, with characters that are so well-constructed it seems like you get to actually know them. However, it's also a roller-coaster, so knotted and loopy that you wind up confused and waiting for more. Its such a bizarre story, but I do recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

meliait's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Its not bad but it aint great ?? 
Promising start, verryyy slow middle and a messy ending? Not much is explained

I suck at reviews srry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Violence

taviarz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Feels very white. But it’s good and layered just felt like it wasn’t exactly for me. Loved the discussion surrounding the feeling of loneliness though. Like if A24 was a book or if gaslighting was a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm and Grief

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If you're looking for a Lovecraft-inspired novel about the cosmic horror of toxic female friendships, I'm happy to tell you that your extremely specific search is at an end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

Bunny is spooky, culty horror novel reminiscent of Jennifer's Body, Heathers, or Scream Queens. Samantha starts as an outsider and who often exudes "not like other girls" vibes; one of the Bunnies said something to the effect of her liking to wallow in her own grittiness and that's a fairy apt description. She seems to be staunchly anti-Bunny, not just for their cliquishness but also for their overt femininity. But like many good stories of the genre, I see how someone could be drawn into the fold. Tiny cupcakes, nice clothes, and a seemingly single-minded camaraderie sounds like a good deal, right? We soon learn though that their twee exteriors hide something not just passive aggressive but primal and dark. Overall, I really enjoyed Awad's book and think she did a better job than a lot of similar media at addressing the classism and underlying grief that inform stories like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Self harm, Torture, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, and Death of parent

summonhaylz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy cow! I read the book for Katie Colson's book club and honestly I had no idea what was really happening in the book. Once I listened to her explaining the book it easily turned into a 5 🌟 book. The way Mona Awad takes the unreliable narrorator trope and flips it on it's head is nothing less than a masterpiece! Will definitely be re-reading again! Now that I know the explanation, I know the second re-read will be enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

if you already read the book and you're confused you're not alone. Every action in the book is 100% real. The bunnies are actually a cult of witches. Mona Awad wants you to think Amanda is crazy when in reality everything she's experiencing is actually happening! Read it again and it'll start making sense.

lauraeerika's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hi bunny darling you scared the living shit out of me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content