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A review by the_escapist
Bunny by Mona Awad
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I have no idea what genre to place this as. Surrealist? Absurdist? Light horror?
It’s about a writing student with a dark imagination and a clique of girls (the ‘bunnies’) who may or may not have the ability to do stuff that blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality. It gets progressively weirder the more it goes on. The writing style gets progressively more abstract and metaphorical the more it goes on. In short, it gets trippy. Unreliably narrated, a tiny bit meta, a few plot twists… I’m still not sure what I read or what to make of it (have a few theories though), but I enjoyed the ride.
It’s about a writing student with a dark imagination and a clique of girls (the ‘bunnies’) who may or may not have the ability to do stuff that blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality. It gets progressively weirder the more it goes on. The writing style gets progressively more abstract and metaphorical the more it goes on. In short, it gets trippy. Unreliably narrated, a tiny bit meta, a few plot twists… I’m still not sure what I read or what to make of it (have a few theories though), but I enjoyed the ride.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Self harm, and Stalking