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A review by eleanorcd
Bunny by Mona Awad
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a very strange and horrifically beautiful book. First book on the favourites shelf since last summer!!!!
Mona Awad's writing is exquisite. This book has such vivid imagery and really engages with all of your senses. Despite its lengthy description and Samantha's verbose inner dialogue, it does not feel overwritten. I think this is in part due to being split into separate parts, all of which have a distinct and compelling voice. The clear narrative voice was probably the highlight of the novel to me: Samantha has such a defined voice that varies depending on context, and there is a really interesting blurring of the "real" (within the scope of the novel) and Samantha's penchant for lying. There are also these really interesting moments where Samantha addresses the reader to sort of break the fourth wall, so to speak, engaging with the reader as a writer in her own right. I love books about writers (The Idiot by Elif Batuman, my dearest beloved) so this book was an absolute win for me.
Mona Awad's writing is exquisite. This book has such vivid imagery and really engages with all of your senses. Despite its lengthy description and Samantha's verbose inner dialogue, it does not feel overwritten. I think this is in part due to being split into separate parts, all of which have a distinct and compelling voice. The clear narrative voice was probably the highlight of the novel to me: Samantha has such a defined voice that varies depending on context, and there is a really interesting blurring of the "real" (within the scope of the novel) and Samantha's penchant for lying. There are also these really interesting moments where Samantha addresses the reader to sort of break the fourth wall, so to speak, engaging with the reader as a writer in her own right. I love books about writers (The Idiot by Elif Batuman, my dearest beloved) so this book was an absolute win for me.