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3.5 stars? this book is fucking weird and terrible to describe to others, but i had a fun time reading it. awad’s writing is very rich and intoxicating, sucking you into the suffocating, privileged and pathetic world of warren’s fine arts writing program.
i think your enjoyment of this book will depend on how you feel about the main character. samantha is very imaginative, self-loathing, and also eager to please. she loathes the bunnies, but at the same time, she quickly jumps at the chance to join them. she bites her tongue and doesn’t speak up even though it could turn the tides of many conversations and open up space for her. she’s also incredibly lonely and kind of follows whatever people tell her. i relate to this kind of person, and i think the narrative is interesting because she kinda lets things happen until she’s fed up.
(mild spoilers at this point)
i also enjoyed the surrealism that kicks into high gear around the halfway point. i think that it’s very silly that everything kind of unravels after their dream man appears and i don’t hate it, but it kind of feels like a let-down. i fully know that there are 25 year old women acting like this, but i feel like if it took place during undergrad, it might make a bit more sense? idk
i think your enjoyment of this book will depend on how you feel about the main character. samantha is very imaginative, self-loathing, and also eager to please. she loathes the bunnies, but at the same time, she quickly jumps at the chance to join them. she bites her tongue and doesn’t speak up even though it could turn the tides of many conversations and open up space for her. she’s also incredibly lonely and kind of follows whatever people tell her. i relate to this kind of person, and i think the narrative is interesting because she kinda lets things happen until she’s fed up.
(mild spoilers at this point)
i also enjoyed the surrealism that kicks into high gear around the halfway point. i think that it’s very silly that everything kind of unravels after their dream man appears and i don’t hate it, but it kind of feels like a let-down. i fully know that there are 25 year old women acting like this, but i feel like if it took place during undergrad, it might make a bit more sense? idk
dark
tense
WTF?! I feel like I have just been on acid for the whole duration of this book. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but I feel like so many themes, references and quirks have just passed over my head and I need to consume like 5 hours worth of YouTube content about it to understand what just happened.
What tictacs were you on when you wrote this book, bunny?
i dont get it, but i love it.
my favorite read of this year so far!
my favorite read of this year so far!
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i am incapable of forming an opinion on this book
contrary to popular opinion, i wasn’t confused. i understood the message it was trying to convey (though rather bluntly), but i just literally can’t form a thought on this.
it was ok
contrary to popular opinion, i wasn’t confused. i understood the message it was trying to convey (though rather bluntly), but i just literally can’t form a thought on this.
it was ok
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
not gonna lie i think i need to read this again, i feel like i missed something
otherwise a really good book
otherwise a really good book
challenging
dark
emotional
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
I don't think I've ever been more confused by a book and I think I have made that clear with the low rating.
Mona Awad’s writing is beautiful. Her descriptions of settings and internal monologues are vivid, lyrical, and often hypnotic. But where her prose soars, the plot stumbles. By the end, I was exhausted by dark academia atmosphere that initially intrigued me.
The Bunny girls felt like an unhinged version of Mean Girls. I often felt like I was reading through a haze, unsure of what was real, what was metaphor, and what was just madness. It felt less like reading a novel and more like being trapped in a fever dream (or, frankly, an acid trip).
I also couldn't quite wrap my head around how any of these characters were accepted into an MFA programme because it was clear that none of them could write.
That said, the novel’s exploration of loneliness in young women stood out to me as one of its more poignant and effective themes. Beneath the absurdity and chaos, there’s a deep sense of isolation and longing by the main character Samantha that occasionally cut through the confusion in a powerful way.
One line in particular stuck with me was "His destination is in my blood. His intention is in my heart." It captures the unsettling intensity that runs throughout the novel.
Ultimately, Bunny is a bold, bizarre ride - one that some readers may love for its daring strangeness, but that left me more bewildered than satisfied.
Mona Awad’s writing is beautiful. Her descriptions of settings and internal monologues are vivid, lyrical, and often hypnotic. But where her prose soars, the plot stumbles. By the end, I was exhausted by dark academia atmosphere that initially intrigued me.
The Bunny girls felt like an unhinged version of Mean Girls. I often felt like I was reading through a haze, unsure of what was real, what was metaphor, and what was just madness. It felt less like reading a novel and more like being trapped in a fever dream (or, frankly, an acid trip).
I also couldn't quite wrap my head around how any of these characters were accepted into an MFA programme because it was clear that none of them could write.
That said, the novel’s exploration of loneliness in young women stood out to me as one of its more poignant and effective themes. Beneath the absurdity and chaos, there’s a deep sense of isolation and longing by the main character Samantha that occasionally cut through the confusion in a powerful way.
One line in particular stuck with me was "His destination is in my blood. His intention is in my heart." It captures the unsettling intensity that runs throughout the novel.
Ultimately, Bunny is a bold, bizarre ride - one that some readers may love for its daring strangeness, but that left me more bewildered than satisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Blood
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Death of parent