Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bunny by Mona Awad

438 reviews

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

skeptic_hecate'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book made me cry, so instantly I gave it 5 stars. It is very strange, I don't think I have ever read a book like this before. I found the story as a dark and twisted yet hopeful allegory of a woman's sexual awakening and independence. Even characters that at first might seem cookie cutter and one dimensional turn out to be much more deeper than that. I was still left with many questions regarding the plot, which will encourage a re-read. I loved this book, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Bullying

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addie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Most people say this book reminds them of a darker Mean Girls, but it reminded me of Black Swan. It also reminded me so much of I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

I don't think I can describe to anyone what Bunny is all about. I can definitely describe how it it felt like: a fever dream. I can't categorize this under the horror genre. It's more of magical realism, with horror elements.

I liked how it sucked me into Samantha's mind. I love reading unreliable narrators, so I think the reason why I liked it was the first chapter in, I was able to realize she's mentally ill. Realizing she actually has schizophrenia perfectly explained everything. A couple of pages in and I also concluded Ava's not real, so I was sort of surprised most people who read it were shocked when this was revealed at the last part.

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this is 5 stars. Yes, it was messy, weird, and eccentric. But that's how the mind of someone like Samatha works. The entire book was narrated by her, so it made sense why it was written that way... why it meant it was perfect.

In the end, all I felt was sadness for Samantha.

I can't wait to read All's Well now... and I'm so happy to know that this book will be adapted into a movie. Can't wait to see the weirdness on screen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

amburrella's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, and Murder

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

stormblessedt's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.75

Rounding this up to a three. Unique approach— kind of like Heathers by way of magical realism— but I got through the bulk of the story without that much investment. There was some parts near the end that was great though, and I’ll still probably watch the adaptation if it’s in a streaming service I’m already subscribed to. I like the visual descriptions; I can see how the characters look like and the scene clear in my head.
 
I know a lot of people are weirded out by this (both in a bad and good way) but I actually wish it was even weirder. It was pretty easy to guess where some plot points were going. I like the visual descriptions; I can see how the characters look like and the scene clear in my head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

the_first_lines's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Blood

lapetitepaola's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

esther_5's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

an enjoyable read. i believe that it could have been 60 pages shorter. some parts were overly explained and came off as pretentious in some scenes but i guess that was the point.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder