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A review by maddoxx
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
3 1/2 stars.
I don't doubt that this is a very good book, but I personally found most of these stories to be lacking substance. I'm not sure if it's because things were lost in translation, or because the stories are simply very small slices of strange lives.
The story that truly captivated me, however, the one 5 star story, was Renunion, the last one. That one was a clear winner for me.
I'll rank each short story here:
The Head: 2 stars. Somewhat bizzare, but still boringly predictable.
The Embodiment: 2 stars. That might be on me, childbirth horror is rarely interesting to me. The surrealism of it fell flat for me as well.
Cursed Bunny: 3 stars. Solid, but not very outstanding.
The Frozen Finger: 3 stars. Solid piece of short horror, but a little predictable. The ending was a nice touch.
Snare: 4 stars. One of the very fairytale-esque short stories. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Goodbye, My Love: 2 1/2 stars. Feels like it got cut off before it could really start.
Scars: 3 1/2 stars. Another story that felt very much like a fairytale.
Home Sweet Home: 3 1/2 stars. A bit jumbled. Sometimes I felt uncertain with where the story wanted to go.
Ruler of the Winds and Sands: 3 1/2 stars. Maybe I just like fairytales, because apart from the imagery this one didn't stand out much. The prince's characterization made no sense to me.
Reunion: 5 stars. My clear favorite.
All in all, it felt like the stories got stronger towards the end.
I don't doubt that this is a very good book, but I personally found most of these stories to be lacking substance. I'm not sure if it's because things were lost in translation, or because the stories are simply very small slices of strange lives.
The story that truly captivated me, however, the one 5 star story, was Renunion, the last one. That one was a clear winner for me.
I'll rank each short story here:
The Head: 2 stars. Somewhat bizzare, but still boringly predictable.
The Embodiment: 2 stars. That might be on me, childbirth horror is rarely interesting to me. The surrealism of it fell flat for me as well.
Cursed Bunny: 3 stars. Solid, but not very outstanding.
The Frozen Finger: 3 stars. Solid piece of short horror, but a little predictable. The ending was a nice touch.
Snare: 4 stars. One of the very fairytale-esque short stories. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Goodbye, My Love: 2 1/2 stars. Feels like it got cut off before it could really start.
Scars: 3 1/2 stars. Another story that felt very much like a fairytale.
Home Sweet Home: 3 1/2 stars. A bit jumbled. Sometimes I felt uncertain with where the story wanted to go.
Ruler of the Winds and Sands: 3 1/2 stars. Maybe I just like fairytales, because apart from the imagery this one didn't stand out much. The prince's characterization made no sense to me.
Reunion: 5 stars. My clear favorite.
All in all, it felt like the stories got stronger towards the end.