Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Bunny by Mona Awad

950 reviews

heynanhey's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Darkly funny and deeply sad. At times also eerie, ominous, and disorienting in the best kind of way. A take on horror, creativity, loneliness, and the academic world that I didn’t know I needed. The ending was rather ambiguous, and I’m still digesting whether I liked how things wrapped up, but overall it was a really engaging ride!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

dafni's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

kelisabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

anigye's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was genuinely so insane and I think we have a toxic relationship. Samantha's voice in the first half of the book is so pretentious and the way she tries to set herself apart from the bunnies pretentious writing is amusing because she's not far from that critique as well. This book explores what it means to be truly lonely, what it means to have class and privilege, female friendships and their horrors. Upon reading the second half of the book, you begin to realize why Samantha's voice was set up the way it was and how it changes. It really messes with your mind in the best way. This book creeped me the fuck out, but knowing all that I know now, I am definitely going to read this again and see all that I missed. Thank you Mona Awad for this mindfuck of a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Drug use

keightychandelier's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

dark, funny, unexpectedly emotional, and a bit campy. an interesting take on self-interest and self-pity and what we’d tolerate for a sense of belonging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcohol

theasi'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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

katerina_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Blood

abimyers_reads's review against another edition

DNF. 
Was not enjoying this book at all. I have been reading it for 4 months now and I'm only 50% through it. It isn't the typical genre I read and I found it very weird and confusing. 
I might re visit this book in the future but not anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Death, Blood, and Toxic friendship

thinkingrobot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Jonah has my heart and soul, and he can keep it.

I loved this book. It was horrifying and confusing and fantastical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

lilyflor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Reading this book has been a wild ride, beautifully written, the story is a heart-wrenching exploration of loneliness, projections, and the blurred lines between reality and imagination with a very obscure and dreary backdrop, the school giving it that black academia feel, and of course, the bunnies - those bunnies, like the mean girls' cult, luring you to want to be part of them, and at the same time, being too creepy to annoying to really want to stay their friend - a testament really to the author's skill to be able to weave a story so complex and emotional, full of symbolism and metaphor.

The author's writing style is captivating, creating a sense of foreboding and unease that keeps you engaged. The narrative is well-crafted, with a dramatic and haunting ending that will stay with me for a long time. The author's use of symbolism, such as the swan and the bunnies, adds a layer of depth to the story, making it even more suspenseful. Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a complex, emotional, and thought-provoking read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death