Bunny A Novel

I absolutely loved the writing style of Mona Awad, there are many (actually good) metaphors, rhetoricals and other stylistics, without feeling forced or exaggerated. I also loved the part that Smackie was a writer herself, all her struggles felt authentic, she as a character felt authentic. I understood (almost) every of her decisions and thoughts. She was kind of an unreliable narrator without knowing it the whole time, I loved that too. The bunnies were surprisingly individual too. Before I read it, I thought they’d be all the same, wearing pink ballet dresses and eating sweeties and gossiping but no, they all have independent personalities. And those personalities are pretty great written too, (I especially loved cupcake) the bunnies were so much more than just a sect. But the best character without question was Ava. Omfggg I AM IN LOVE there is literally no better character in the whole world, she is genius! At first I thought she was kinda mean and using Smackie, but as their relationship was explained, I understood her motives. I know how it sounds, but she literally knew better than Smackie what’s best for her. And SERIOUSLY, Ava is a goddamn icon. She is sooooooo cool and great and hot and everything. Also I never thought smoking or tango could be that hot. My only complaint are those 50 pages somewhere in the middle, when she was all alone. That was a bit dragging and hard to get through. And also you always kinda have the feeling as if this whole book and every page has a deeper meaning ur just to dumb to really get…

this book is marvelous and unique it's weird bit in a good way if you like otessa nosfeghs literature you'll probably like this one it's aesthetic and visual, grotesque and disturbing. I LOVE IT

Well, this was a weird book. And I loved it. Mona Awad is an amazing writer and a very astute observer of human interactions and group dynamics. A unique idea, extraordinary characters and more than one unexpected turn of events. This book doesn’t remind me of anything else I’ve ever read, which makes it so remarkable in my opinion. It’s very self-aware, viciously funny and a delicious satire on art schools. And it includes something I’ll always enjoy: having a group of girls as the villains. Mean women are the best. Add a little bit of "crazy" and "unpredictable" and you have yourself the perfect set-up for a promising story. „Bunny“ being the perfect example for this. So much fun, very messed up, unhinged and simply genius.

This book is not for everyone, but if you can look at the book from a literary perspective, it truly is mindblowing. I flew through this book and have already picked up my next Mona Awad read. It does something to your brain, you can't get enough!

4.5 Kann ich nur empfehlen, wenn man auf humorvolle, surreale und absurde YA-Geschichten steht. (Wie "Donnie Darko", "American Horror Story", Gregg Araki, Andrzej Zulawski...) Ich habe es in einer Sitzung gelesen und war anfangs auch ziemlich verwirrt, aber man muss sich einfach darauf einlassen!