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A review by froggiendie
Lapin by Mona Awad
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was mainly atmospheric. Mona Awad plays with our senses when she writes. From the beginning to the end, the reader is driven in a sea of sweet scents, pastel colours everywhere, and a lot of pastries and sugar. But all of that lovely things are tainted with blood and horror.
This satiric book was funny in it's own ways. The characters are so full of themselves and live in delusion.
I loved the contrast between the rich people sending their child in a rich university, but in a mainly poor city with danger at every street.
And all those symbolism and cultural references made this reading even more pleasant.
Definitely, Mona Awad became one of my favourite authors with this book.
You love her, or you hate her. There's no in-between.
This satiric book was funny in it's own ways. The characters are so full of themselves and live in delusion.
I loved the contrast between the rich people sending their child in a rich university, but in a mainly poor city with danger at every street.
And all those symbolism and cultural references made this reading even more pleasant.
Definitely, Mona Awad became one of my favourite authors with this book.
You love her, or you hate her. There's no in-between.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood