Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bunny by Mona Awad

437 reviews

cbrigs99's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

This was such a bizarre read, and I’m sure I’ll be mulling it over for quite some time. Mona Awad is a new read for me, and while I appreciate the creative liberties with the writing style, I don’t know that her writing is for me. The concept of this book was great - mean girls meets Frankenstein, but the execution wasn’t to my liking. The story is mostly dialogue, but the reader is unaware whether the main character is speaking or thinking, and who is replying to her thoughts/statements. This would be a tremendous film, but the story lacked character depth and description for me. As a reader, you’re very in the dark as to what is happening with the narrator and what is reality (granted, that is the point, especially when describing the immersion in the cult). While it was a weird story, I did enjoy it. This is a perfect Halloween-time read, and I enjoyed the creepy aspects of the story. The whole story feels like a fever dream, and you feel like you’re taking on the hazy understanding of the main character.

While I anticipated many aspects of the conclusion of the book, the final pages will certainly keep me thinking about what was truly reality for the character in the story.

As a whole, I’m glad I picked this book up for the fall season and enjoyed my experience.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

noble_xoxo's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow, bunny really is a wild ride. Lost me for a minute in the hatred of everything pink and girly, but won me back so so hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

julkatten's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

hannahalane's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

urtchen's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I’m just…. I’m kinda speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

yungblonde's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder and Alcohol

oriana095's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

I feel like the concept of this book and the writing itself was very interesting. And I love reading the different ways people interpret the ending and the meaning of the story. From the beginning it had me hooked and I really enjoyed it. I think the book was supposed to end and leave you guessing but I wish it would have wrapped it up a little bit better for me though. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

seawarrior's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious

4.0

Bunny is a roaring, weird, and positively pretentious novel that I assume is about art and creation, but I'm not entirely sure. Despite how perplexing the novel's subject and rational are, I was continuously excited to return to it. Bunny's world is thick and gleaming with atmosphere and imagery, and its gorey humor and gutting tragedy were a treat to read. I look forward to the film adaption, and will seek out more of Awad's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

3martini's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

ruby_mae_read's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Murder