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A review by livvyandlattes
The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I’m not sure I can summarise my feelings for this book in a few sentences, but I will try.
Tess Gunty is a wonderfully talented writer, her work is engaging, bizarre, complex and refreshing. The Rabbit Hutch is a collection of lives which are all intertwined and each contribute to the pivotal moment that concluded the book which gradually unfolds throughout- yet everyone but Blandine feels half formed. The events leading up to the conclusion are both mundane and vital, and I am in two minds about how this made me feel. Half of me feels as though this book is brilliant, while the other half is unaffected, slightly bored, and wanted to DNF. Yet I’m glad a persevered. Pages 1-150 I was hooked, but everything from 151 onwards lost my original engagement - I’m not sure I can explain why, because I don’t understand what changed. Yet I have to admire Gunty’s ability to make mundane conversation and events so important. It is reminiscent of Sally Rooney.
Tess Gunty is a wonderfully talented writer, her work is engaging, bizarre, complex and refreshing. The Rabbit Hutch is a collection of lives which are all intertwined and each contribute to the pivotal moment that concluded the book which gradually unfolds throughout- yet everyone but Blandine feels half formed. The events leading up to the conclusion are both mundane and vital, and I am in two minds about how this made me feel. Half of me feels as though this book is brilliant, while the other half is unaffected, slightly bored, and wanted to DNF. Yet I’m glad a persevered. Pages 1-150 I was hooked, but everything from 151 onwards lost my original engagement - I’m not sure I can explain why, because I don’t understand what changed. Yet I have to admire Gunty’s ability to make mundane conversation and events so important. It is reminiscent of Sally Rooney.