Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

64 reviews

worldsgassiest's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Definitely something I’d compare to Bunny, in terms of general vibe. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

abbyb23's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Addiction

Overall, it’s an intense book with a significant amount of gore.

cstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

In this ambitious and then painfully pointed examination of contemporary struggle, Gunty employs a unique narrative style and extensive knowledge of her spiritual and philosophical forebears to great effect. The late, Dostoevsky-esque monologue chapter was the novel's highlight and a pleasure to parse through. Gunty has a keen eye for phenomena one passively observes but never articulates. However, when it finally arrived, the scene anticipated from page one felt underexamined.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

aprariedog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

abisnail564's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.5

Bit too weird for me. The ending brought it together but definitely too long chapters and too many miserable characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Really love the premise, the purple prose, and the mystery of the apartment complex’s inhabitants. I wish that the plot was a bit more fleshed out for some of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Classism

gia0203's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

not for everyone - I didn’t even think it was for me at first. but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it, and the more intimately attached to the book I became. weird and wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Violence

optimet's review against another edition

4.5

 Loved the writing. Very human. Didn’t like that Blandine lived in the end when the entire story made it seem like she had died. She was quite obnoxious to me, especially in

her final conversation with James in the car

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence

kathleen_theresa's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

samseyz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

While I did find this book to be interesting, there were some moments where the characters were a bit too pretentious. While I did appreciate the various themes and social commentaries, I feel like it was hammered in a bit too much at times. One of my favorite aspects was how interconnected the characters were.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction