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Bunny by Mona Awad

31 reviews

natyourusual_'s review

dark funny reflective 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

5.0

Very tense and creepy most of the time. The whole thing sort of creeps up on you and leaves you with this overall feeling of dread. I was going to give it a 4 since a lot of the plot beats felt predictable but some of the newer elements introduced in the second half/last third and the ending made me bump it up a lot. It felt a LOT like dark academia Heathers with heavy influences from a particular classic novel that gives a lot away if I mention it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Torture, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Misogyny

katelynnelawson's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

Not 100% sure what I just read but I mostly enjoyed it. Themes of the power creativity, the performance of femininity and connection, and the danger of isolation. I didn’t agree with some of the critique of the traditional femininity, but Samantha’s refusal to perform in the final chapter was satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Body horror, and Animal death

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Addiction, and Rape

blueowl2ivy's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

kaylawtzl22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

genuinely so confused. a very good read, intriguing, and hard to put down. It feels like an A24 film as a novel. A24- if you’re reading this, please hit up mona awad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gore, Addiction, Mental illness, Misogyny, Animal death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Slavery, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Murder, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Classism

goldaerin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

Aims to be clever, doesn't even get to be pretentious. It feels vulgar, for the most part, and confusing to the point of sloppiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Misogyny, Classism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

izypup's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Kidnapping, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Stalking, Drug use, Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Classism, Confinement, and Car accident

silkcherubs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Animal death

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

clichemarker's review

This feels very "Not like other girls".
The author constantly trails off. They spend way to much time describing settings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

'Bunny' by Mona Awad is a fantastically tinged novel about a student in an MFA program and her relationship with a group of her peers. 
Samantha has been struggling in her MFA program. She has been having a hard time writing and an even harder time connecting with her fellow students. The four other girls in her class have created a strange codependent clique, the 'Bunny's.' Samantha has always felt distant from them and has instead found a singular friend who lives in town but doesn't attend her college, Ava. When the Bunny's suddenly start showing interest in Samantha and invite her to be part of her group, Samantha lets her curiosity lead her. But what she finds out about the group and about herself will have a lasting impact on her.
This is such a strange book. There are aspects that I really appreciate, such as its commentary on academia and MFA programs in particular. Sam is an interesting character though I did feel quite distant from all of the characters in the story. I believe it is intentional, but Samantha's life before college is only hinted at and left me feeling as if I didn't have a full idea of who she was as a character. With the ending, I have a lot of questions and things that don't exactly make sense. I think I follow the gist of what is happening but there is also a lot that feels left open. One of the things that Awad nails is the atmosphere. This story has a creeping dread that is only added to by body horror. I would love to read more about what people think happened in this book because it is quite loose. I think this would make a great book club selection as it would be a lot of fun (and very helpful) to discuss. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Death, and Grief

gaylien420's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Cursing, Ableism, Rape, Bullying, Death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Sexual content