A review by squiggly_cj
Bunny by Mona Awad

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

What, and I don't say this lightly, the fuck.

I need to read a discussion of this book because I'm struggling to fully understand it, but wow it still felt like effective writing in that I think my reading experience properly reflected the narrator's experience - so much chaos and tension and mystery.

Horror/thrillers aren't my usual genre, but I'm enjoying Awad's work here and in Rouge. The feminist and class-based commentary definitely helps, but I also enjoy her use of language - she wields a beautiful vocabulary.

I found it very interesting to see some repeated themes from Rouge, with the narrator's whimsical almost-dissociated voice describing her detachment from her previous relationships as she gets sucked into a coercive insidious cult. Rouge and Bunny are definitely different books with different themes and arcs, but I definitely still felt Awad's style in both.
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