Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum

8 reviews

virtualdragonkitty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

A complex character study on depression. Bunny is such a relatable person and the author shows a deep understanding of what's it's like living with depression. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark emotional

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death and Self harm

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Fine writing and evokes depression well. I'm not sure who designated it a comedy, or why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Self harm, and Ableism

lizziertaft's review against another edition

dark funny sad 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

3.25

My lovely soul sister Audra sent me this book, it’s one of her now favorites. It breaks my heart to know how cruel our brains can be, Bunny managed to put into words anger and resentment I have felt at the simple fact that I am alive. I most certainly empathized with Bunny and the many souls we met in the book. It is a story of the harsh reality of trying to live with/be treated for MDD or being treated for mental health in America, period. It was great writing, funny dark humor and raw.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

roraisabella's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-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

5.0

just wow.. this was such reflective, personal, and raw writing. one of the only books about depression that i felt actually portrayed how it feels. I felt connected to Bunny, the way she thinks and the sense of hopelessness is written in a way that, while so so sad, feels hopeful. She made me feel less alone, in a time where I didn’t know I needed it. Very ‘Girl Interrupted’ but still original and I would say more relatable. I could have read another 300 pages about Bunny. While I don’t quite understand the end,

I feel the ending is reflective of the process of getting help, often putting time and money into inconclusive and ineffective treatment, some of us feel as if we are always ‘in treatment’. I think the end is hopeful, and you really get to notice the “inarticulate” Bunny begin to articulate and deal with her feelings and traumas through her creative writing. this book is for anyone who has ever felt alone, isolated, forgotten and exhausted from living with depression or mental illness. Binnie Kirshenbaum has done a fantastic job here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

habertoes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

pennym_'s review against another edition

dark reflective 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

i dont think youll like this unless youre clinically depressed ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Eating disorder, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Fatphobia, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, and Death

Minor: Drug use and Animal death

thedrolldiaries's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This isn’t really a review; just an extended “content warning”, if you will. This book can be difficult to read, especially if you have mental illness, but there are many beautiful parts to Bunny’s story that make this book worth reading. 

Please proceed with caution if you are struggling with depression as this book may be triggering. I have no idea why the blurb portrays this story as some light, comedic, hilarious telling of depression — while there are several lines I highlighted because they were so ridiculously funny, overall this book is most definitely not a comedy nor even a dark comedy. Rabbits for Food is sad and heart wrenching ... but it is also real and beautiful and I’m so glad I read it. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt