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blondylocks23 's review for:
Bunny
by Mona Awad
challenging
dark
emotional
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
I don't think I've ever been more confused by a book and I think I have made that clear with the low rating.
Mona Awad’s writing is beautiful. Her descriptions of settings and internal monologues are vivid, lyrical, and often hypnotic. But where her prose soars, the plot stumbles. By the end, I was exhausted by dark academia atmosphere that initially intrigued me.
The Bunny girls felt like an unhinged version of Mean Girls. I often felt like I was reading through a haze, unsure of what was real, what was metaphor, and what was just madness. It felt less like reading a novel and more like being trapped in a fever dream (or, frankly, an acid trip).
I also couldn't quite wrap my head around how any of these characters were accepted into an MFA programme because it was clear that none of them could write.
That said, the novel’s exploration of loneliness in young women stood out to me as one of its more poignant and effective themes. Beneath the absurdity and chaos, there’s a deep sense of isolation and longing by the main character Samantha that occasionally cut through the confusion in a powerful way.
One line in particular stuck with me was "His destination is in my blood. His intention is in my heart." It captures the unsettling intensity that runs throughout the novel.
Ultimately, Bunny is a bold, bizarre ride - one that some readers may love for its daring strangeness, but that left me more bewildered than satisfied.
Mona Awad’s writing is beautiful. Her descriptions of settings and internal monologues are vivid, lyrical, and often hypnotic. But where her prose soars, the plot stumbles. By the end, I was exhausted by dark academia atmosphere that initially intrigued me.
The Bunny girls felt like an unhinged version of Mean Girls. I often felt like I was reading through a haze, unsure of what was real, what was metaphor, and what was just madness. It felt less like reading a novel and more like being trapped in a fever dream (or, frankly, an acid trip).
I also couldn't quite wrap my head around how any of these characters were accepted into an MFA programme because it was clear that none of them could write.
That said, the novel’s exploration of loneliness in young women stood out to me as one of its more poignant and effective themes. Beneath the absurdity and chaos, there’s a deep sense of isolation and longing by the main character Samantha that occasionally cut through the confusion in a powerful way.
One line in particular stuck with me was "His destination is in my blood. His intention is in my heart." It captures the unsettling intensity that runs throughout the novel.
Ultimately, Bunny is a bold, bizarre ride - one that some readers may love for its daring strangeness, but that left me more bewildered than satisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Blood
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Death of parent