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Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

23 reviews

caitlindoesntread's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

(Short story collection (10 stories): Horror, social commentary) Read this in four days. It possibly damaged me forever?? Some of the body horror descriptions are so grotesque that I literally felt sick. However, lots of the stories were written beautifully and at each twist I found myself pausing to think about the metaphorical implications or what real-life issue it could have been representing against the backdrop of a strange, scary, magical and suspenseful reality. Some of the stories I really enjoyed are "The Head, "The embodiment", The Frozen Finger" and "Snare". These were short, to the point and gripped me throughout the story. Some stories that I really did not enjoy were "Goodbye, my love", "Home sweet home" and "Ruler of the winds and sands. For the last two that I mentioned, I literally had no clue what was going on, especially in "Ruler of the winds and sands" and they were long, boring and repetitive. I neither liked nor disliked "Cursed bunny", "Scars" and "The reunion". Although "Scars" was WAY too long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug use, Infidelity, and War

hellokittikovacs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book got me out of a reading slump and made me love short story collections. A masterpiece that will keep you up at night and weirdly develop a fear of your toilet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, and Physical abuse

dianahincureads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

Maybe don’t trust the Easter Bunny this year… 

🐰Cursed Bunny contains 10 short stories that won my heart with their creativity and defiance of genre norms. Each story is grounded in reality, no matter how surreal or fantastical it gets. They uncover the ruthless oppression of social norms and the violence humans are capable of when given the opportunity. 

🐰In Bora Chung’s twisted universe, anything goes. Here, enchanted bunnies become karma representatives. Ghosts are merciless, even when they smile. A fox bleeding gold cannot satisfy the insatiable greed of a man. Growing old in a society that only treasures youth or getting pregnant are fears that manifest themselves in grotesque ways. Artificial companions take revenge on their superficial masters. Human sacrifices please the gods… 

🐰The writing, the impeccable translation, the layers of each story. Cursed Bunny is a delicious treat. If you are a fan of mind-bending horror, pick it up!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Animal death, Incest, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Excrement