Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bunny by Mona Awad

109 reviews

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

SO Unhinged... in a good way ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

peachypy's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

joscelynhe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, and Grief

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

ozdensl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is as if THE LATE AMERICANS by Brandon Taylor were a horror novel filtered through Mean Girls and Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" video.

This is an endorsement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death

fionamatilda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

lianne_rooney's review

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hannah_et1982's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

I'm really not sure what I was supposed to get from this book. Is it a commentary on the pain and desperation of loneliness? Is it a mockery of elitism? Is it insanity for the sake of insanity?

It was certainly easy to read, I'll give it that, but I kept waiting for something that never came. I kept waiting for there to be a reason why this book was slut-shaming so much. Kept waiting for it to be funny like all the blurbs claimed it to be. Kept waiting for the characters' actions and motivations to make sense. Kept waiting to find out what was so dark about Samantha's writing that it was worse than the girls writing about rape and murder. 

Honestly, I don't know what I think about this book. I know I didn't enjoy it. I didn't find the characters compelling and despite the over-the-top plot, I found the story as a whole pretty boring. I don't know what I was looking for, but this wasn't it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Vomit

enf87's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

I was impressed by the writing style of the author, but certain elements of the plot fell flat for me. We never really learn much about the main character and her motivations behind the friendships she forms.

We also never learn anything about how the bunny rituals work - how/why. It's an odd thing to keep mysterious and that felt dissatisfying to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Grief and Death of parent