Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bunny by Mona Awad

109 reviews

bekiethebanished's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Dysphoria

justmys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.75

I don't feel like this book was for me. 

I had to keep reminding myself that it was set in a university and not a high school campus, that the characters were grown adults and not wildly troubled teenagers. Everything just felt a little off, which was mayve intentional but left me unable to click with the story or writing. 

But, I'm also conflicted as I listened to the audio book version and found myself having to play it at double speed so as not to fall asleep from boredom with the way it was read. So, I'm unsure if I may have enjoyed the book more had I read a physical copy. 

Either way, an interesting book and premise, scary and challenging but not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Classism

bitchigo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

erinpiac's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is so wild and is the kind of book I wish I had read in a book club so that I could talk to someone about it. The first half was super captivating and unsettling, feeling kind of like Get Out, Midsommar, and Heathers. The second half was not as great but it's still one of my favorite books I've read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

whitenoise's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

unidentifiedfilipinoobject's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

rustycups's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This just might be my best book of the year and it's only March. The desent and continuous madness of this book is somthing I've never read before and I thurely enjoyed it. Many people find this book to confusing at certain points but I think it is ment to be that way and has a charm to it. This book has so many remberable quotes and is the first book I have ever felt the urge to tab. Overall I love this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol

metanoialaxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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? N/A

5.0

i felt like i was in drugs wtf this is amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

isolde_'s review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

goddessbee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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 death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail