Reviews with content warning for Animal death - Bunny

one of the most prominent features of awad's writing is her language. her use of literary devices is skillful, and her descriptors are lush and immersive. truly, her words were almost rhythmic at times, and i loved the way the main character, samatha, is so perfectly characterized in this first person narration. in addition to the language, the climax in bunny was so visceral and wonderful. the only let down, for me, was the ending of this novel. for all this momentum, it just seemed like the storyline sputtered out at the very end. this novel is dense with metaphors, and because of this, some people might find this novel a bit hard to grasp or get through. however, if you are a lover of eloquence and complex, metaphor dense plot lines, this book is definitely worth a read.

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pamnc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Expected weird, this exceeded that. Cult-like relationships, animal death, mystical threads.

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alittlegreenbean's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

this was a violent, wild ride! i LOVE these kinds of books but they’re really not for everyone. you have to go into it knowing that it’ll be a little fucked up and not everything will make sense and you will not get the answers by the end lol. you never quite know what’s real, whether it was

a drug induced hallucination via cult? or some type of paranoia/schizophrenia? who’s to say but i was very entertained

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smokeandwires's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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beytwice's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

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milliemarilyn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense 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

3.0

The first couple chapters read like ‘The Secret History’ meets ‘Mean Girls’. The as you go on there is a lot more ‘Fight Club’. I agree with the reviews that this is an absolute fever dream, a literary masterpiece no doubt but it gave me a headache. I wish I could have studied books like this at uni, would have made my literature degree a lot less dull

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dreareads_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

Short review for now:

I loved it. My friends and I talked about this book for HOURS sharing theories and interpretations. I will share later on!

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