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cinderpot's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
ella_ruby's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Yes to messed up main characters. My rating also includes that I was too dumb to understand the book because my friend who lent it to me had to spell out how unreliable the narrator was that nothing happened and suddenly it all made sense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Blood
livist's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
This book is a fever dream. I didn’t know what was happening when I started and by the end I wasn’t sure where I disappeared to and how I came out the other side. It was funny and weird and horrific and I just didn’t want to put it down.
I got real Bell Jar vibes from this book. A young female writer who seems to descend into madness in part from loneliness. The further into the book you go, the further from reality you go. This one is more comedic and easier to digest since it more firmly plants itself in the surreal realm with bunny men, deer men and swan gals.
There’s a lot of speculation as to what was real or who was real. I think this book has some magical realism to it with a dash of madness. I think Sam is slowly going a bit crazy—either from loneliness or partly withdrawal from the Tic Tacs she gets fed from the bunnies. And yet most events actually took place.
There’s so many interesting commentary on privilege and access to higher education.
I’ll be thinking about this book for a while. The more I sit on this book the more I love it.
It was a bit slow at times and a bit predictable, but some things were great reveals too.
There’s a lot of speculation as to what was real or who was real. I think this book has some magical realism to it with a dash of madness. I think Sam is slowly going a bit crazy—either from loneliness or partly withdrawal from the Tic Tacs she gets fed from the bunnies. And yet most events actually took place.
There’s so many interesting commentary on privilege and access to higher education.
I’ll be thinking about this book for a while. The more I sit on this book the more I love it.
It was a bit slow at times and a bit predictable, but some things were great reveals too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Gore
squiggly_cj's review against another edition
challenging
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
4.0
What, and I don't say this lightly, the fuck.
I need to read a discussion of this book because I'm struggling to fully understand it, but wow it still felt like effective writing in that I think my reading experience properly reflected the narrator's experience - so much chaos and tension and mystery.
Horror/thrillers aren't my usual genre, but I'm enjoying Awad's work here and in Rouge. The feminist and class-based commentary definitely helps, but I also enjoy her use of language - she wields a beautiful vocabulary.
I found it very interesting to see some repeated themes from Rouge, with the narrator's whimsical almost-dissociated voice describing her detachment from her previous relationships as she gets sucked into a coercive insidious cult. Rouge and Bunny are definitely different books with different themes and arcs, but I definitely still felt Awad's style in both.
I need to read a discussion of this book because I'm struggling to fully understand it, but wow it still felt like effective writing in that I think my reading experience properly reflected the narrator's experience - so much chaos and tension and mystery.
Horror/thrillers aren't my usual genre, but I'm enjoying Awad's work here and in Rouge. The feminist and class-based commentary definitely helps, but I also enjoy her use of language - she wields a beautiful vocabulary.
I found it very interesting to see some repeated themes from Rouge, with the narrator's whimsical almost-dissociated voice describing her detachment from her previous relationships as she gets sucked into a coercive insidious cult. Rouge and Bunny are definitely different books with different themes and arcs, but I definitely still felt Awad's style in both.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
andropupsi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
5.0
Almost didn't finish this book. Took a while to get to where it really began to pick up and thought I was reading just a cliche of a book. This book took me out back and beat me for thinking that. I just tried to describe this book to a friend and words failed me. It's a book about bunnies, it's a book about more than just bunnies. It's all in your head. It's reality. There's magic and there's no magic. Boys but they're not boys. It's a book about bunnies.
What a fucking wild ride man. I'm going to just have to sit with this and stare at a wall for a few hours.
What a fucking wild ride man. I'm going to just have to sit with this and stare at a wall for a few hours.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
bookishstargazer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, and Body horror
ma3ve's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ibshaver's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I felt like this book was attempting to be something so elaborate that it just could not quite grasp. I found it sort of hard to follow at times and at the end some things didn't feel resolved enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Gore
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Addiction and Grief
andreyuhh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.5
I’m conflicted about this book. At first it was so slow that I didn’t think I could get through it. Eventually something happens that instantly gets me hooked & I don’t want to put my kindle down. I enjoyed how manic it felt at times. If you like being on your toes this book is for you! The ending is a bit lackluster but also made complete sense.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Dysphoria, Gore, Classism, and Abandonment
brianna71597's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don’t think I’ve ever been more confused but also know what’s going on at the same time while reading a book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use