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A review by whathillarygraceread
Bunny by Mona Awad
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I saw people post about this on Booksta, but I didn’t let myself look at any other reviews until I’d finished this and whoa…this book was a ride. A wild, sometimes not so pleasant, but sometimes wildly enjoyable, constantly asking yourself wtf just happened ride. I also understand why other reviewers have had trouble talking about this plot. It’s wildly, but as I mentioned previously, in a mostly good way.
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I was an English major who also dabbled in creative writing as an undergrad and the satire (before I went to law school) of MFA creative writing programs feels pretty spot on to me. The story also works well as a larger metaphor for art creation. If you’re interested in reading this, I would go in as blind as possible, but also recommend going down the internet theory rabbit hole on what happened in the plot and what it means once you’re finished. There are a TON of theories out there, some of which I think are very shallow reads of this book (the mental illness theory) to much more sophisticated and nuanced takes.
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Regardless of where you come down on what you think the book represents and how many layers of satire you think it contains, I got a huge kick out of thinking that this is just the kind of writing that the MFA students in Bunny would sit around discussing ad nauseum.
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I was an English major who also dabbled in creative writing as an undergrad and the satire (before I went to law school) of MFA creative writing programs feels pretty spot on to me. The story also works well as a larger metaphor for art creation. If you’re interested in reading this, I would go in as blind as possible, but also recommend going down the internet theory rabbit hole on what happened in the plot and what it means once you’re finished. There are a TON of theories out there, some of which I think are very shallow reads of this book (the mental illness theory) to much more sophisticated and nuanced takes.
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Regardless of where you come down on what you think the book represents and how many layers of satire you think it contains, I got a huge kick out of thinking that this is just the kind of writing that the MFA students in Bunny would sit around discussing ad nauseum.