Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bunny by Mona Awad

109 reviews

ambenicole418's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

Well…..that was definitely……a book lol.

I can’t really explain this book or my feelings on it, but I feel like there is definitely some commentary in here on loneliness and isolation, and the lengths our brain will go to help us cope with these feelings, especially when we look at Samantha and Ava’s friendship. Honestly, I think I might have enjoyed forming my own/reading other people’s interpretations of this book more than I enjoyed reading the book itself. 

I do wish we got to spend some more time inside the bunny cult though. Their hive mind dynamic, weird hybrid rituals, and how desensitized they were to all of it were the most interesting parts of the book, and it feels like we spent a criminally short amount of time with them in that space.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

zamzamzebra's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Car accident

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

This was a wild ride. Still munching on what I just read...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

feliz_in_a_bucket's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

Loved it. A cuteishly gory fever dream. Started out reminding me of Mean Girls with a creepy twist. Later on became less cohisive in its direction, more dream-like but still connecting enough pieces to leave room for imagination. Very fun to read, though pretty weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

blanketenjoyer's review against another edition

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use

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

slimepuppy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Just finished the book. Staring at my kindle in quiet shock. So many twists and turns while still being a deeply emotional story. Samantha felt so real and relatable that even as she fucked up, evidently made the worst choices ever, I couldn’t help but root for her and cry with her when things went south. In these types of books it's so easy to write a main character that is snotty and uninteresting because of their outside-ness but Mona made Samantha's head a warm and welcoming place to be in - she is every single one of us who ever had the misfortune of having to work with rich people, and she doesn't blame herself for feeling justified resentment at the bullshit around her.

Also Ava and Samantha had more chemistry than half of the famous gay relationships that are lauded about as the hottest thing in every single social media app. I'm gonna go cry in a fetal position now, BYE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Classism

saoreads'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It made you laugh and confused all at the same time. Just that. The strangeness enveloping the novel was enticing at first, but it was all over the place from the cultish, thrilling, and fairytale-like embodiment, which didn't seem to bode well. There were those random scenes that only left questions. The novel felt incomplete and just somehow on a gauge to end a certain timeline. Though it was pretty imaginative, it really dived deep into creativity. There is definitely a strange attraction which makes you want to read it further, so kudos to the writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship