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ariep's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a weird book. I really like the writing, i found it to be a very compelling read. It was challenging though, to be in that mindset of such strong self loathing and envy. It was especially challenging to read about wanting to have lighter skin; it brought me right back into the mindset I had when I was younger, wishing I wasn’t a brown girl. It was very interesting and emotional. I don’t know that I liked it, or that I’d recommend it, but it did evoke a lot of strong emotions in me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Death, and Body shaming
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
samanthaleereads's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment and Blood
katieb1034's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
After reading Mona Awad's "Bunny," I was absolutely certain I had read a work of genius. That feeling only intensified with "Rouge." I have never been so deeply moved. It is so distinctly feminine and so beautifully and inventively captures the realities of womanhood, daughterhood, motherhood, and sexuality. It is a rare instance of surrealism that is easy to buy into, to make your reality, while still evoking the raw emotionality of hyperrealism. This book is like looking into a mirror: both haunting and dazzling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death of parent
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
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