Bunny: A Novel Hardcover – June 11, 2019

This was one of those books that sat on my TBR for a long time. I ended up giving it 3.5-3.75 out of 5 stars. I’m not going to go into the plot because I don’t like to give out spoilers by accident. I honestly had no idea what to expect going into this book, but it was one of those that you might feel the need to look up some theories afterwards! It was bizarre and quite a rollercoaster, I felt like I couldn’t put it down! I think it's such a toss up whether you may like it or not, but I think it's worth giving it a shot just to experience the strange universe Awad thought up.

The writing style being broken and unclear at times made it easier to dive into the story and feel the mental break that was happening. It is isn’t a subtle break either. It’s very sudden and all at once. I throughly enjoyed this preternatural mystery that rides on themes of feminism, sexism, collective consciousness, stereotypes, and mental health.

I'm sure you've heard about this very odd and very wicked book by now (it has over 80,000 Goodreads reviews!!) As 2022 drew to a close, was anxious to get to some of the books on my TBR, and this one was at the top of my list.The first half of the book was everything I hoped for. Sarcastic, funny and so, so smart. Mona Awad is an extremely gifted writer.I highlighted so many memorable passages. When the main character Samantha is observing her all-female creative writing cohort: "Their cheeks are plump and pink and shining like they've been eating too much sugar, but actually it's Gossip Glow, the flushed look that comes from throwing another woman under the bus.”Ms. Awad delightfully skewers graduate fiction programs and I loved that part of the book. I also loved the wordplay on the name of the college: Warren. Samantha struggles mightily to get along with not only her pretentious professor, but also the other members of the highly-coveted creative writing program. ("My smile is fixed on my face, nailed there, though it jerks under the pins.")When I reached the halfway mark, I thought to myself, oh okay, now I see where all the 1 and 2-star ratings came from. The story just gets WEIRD. But push though. I promise the payoff is worth it!This book is reminiscent of 'Mean Girls' but on acid. I couldn’t even get angry at what seemed to be cruelty to animals because I think (?) some was fantasy. I was frustrated at Samantha being such a docile participant in the “Bunny” clique, but she really pulled it together in the end.“I’ve never really not written, never not had another world of my own making to escape to, never known how to be in this world without most of my soul dreaming up and living in another. Until I came here.”I really loved the conclusion and felt like it tied the whole story together. Overall I recommend this very inventive and strange book!

Samantha is a MFA creative writing scholarship student in the elite Warren University. She doesn't seem to have anything in common with other students in her course, who are all from rich families, do everything together and for whatever the reasons - call each other Bunnies. One day she gets a surprising invitation to their creative get-together evening, Smut Salon. Soon enough Samantha has to question reality as she knows it. And you as a reader will follow shortly.Well this was a bizarre book. It's funny, disorienting and a bit wild. There's dark academia, magical realism and horror. Naturally I loved it. I must say I had to think about the storyline for a few days after finishing. There's ways to interpret it I guess and I have my own theories. The writing is clever and everything has its place and meaning, even if it doesn't seem like that at first.You can read it as a crazy story without even analyzing the meaning and still get a kick out of it. I really don't know how to further review it without spoilers hmm.⛔ SPOILERS AHEAD! ⛔Was it even real? The whole of it, the making people out of bunnies part, the weird cult she was drawn into? Because, as we learned, Samantha had the ability to turn other animals into human beings, the other girls only could use rabbits. Her best friend, Ava, was unknowingly summoned alive from a swan. When Samantha started engaging more with the Bunny cult, Ava disappeared. And what happened during that time? She was given some sort of pills. It was never specified what kind of pills they were. She could have been a psych patient for all we know. And Max, who she also "made", took revenge on the bunnies. Ava and Max were like the opposite sides of Samantha's personality that were fighting her inner fights in the "real world". But it doesn't totally add up since she did witness making people out of rabbits during that time. Or was it all a psychotic episode? Or could we look at it as an outsider's view of the "normal" that seems incomprehensible to her? Such a weird story.

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING EVERYONE HAS TO READ IT!!! It’s very weird, but in a very good way. There’s nothing like this novel out there, it’s truly one of a kind. Psychological horror, witchcraft, and creature feature mixed with Heathers. It’s amazing!!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this book. If you are looking for a book that leans more mystery than clarity, this is the book for you.

So weird, so good, I couldn’t put it down. I want to give it a second read to see if I can dissect some more details out of it.

Entregado en muy buena calidad, entregado a tiempo y todo viene como la imagen de referencia

O livro começa com uma premissa interessante, apesar de recheado de personagens clichês. No fim, essas personagens se justificam pela narradora não ser confiável, mas a história, até chegar lá, abandona seus conceitos mais interessantes e intrigantes em troca de reviravoltas metaliterárias mal resolvidas e calcadas em romances e intrigas bestas que se estendem por páginas e páginas sem sal. As resenhas prometem muito mais do que o livro entrega.

So fun! Rights bunny! I love this book! Makes me wanna listen to Kate Bush

i can’t believe it took me so long to read this book! i picked it up bc i was so very intrigued and yes it was amazing it became an all time favorite immediately!!would recommend to anyone who loves to read some strange and maybe slightly disturbing content! it’s also funny imo

The whole thing is pretty messed up not gonna lie lol. Still worth reading at least once.Quick delivery with no damage :)