7/6/2023 0 Comments Bunny by mona awad review'Cerebral and complusively readable. 'Hilarious, hallucinogenic freakery.' DAILY MAIL It’s a form of Gothic satire, and she sets it at a writing school. 'Made me nod and cackle in terrified recognition.' LENA DUNHAM Margaret Atwood: I’ve been an admirer of Mona’s novel Bunny (2019) for some time. I loved it and I couldn't put it down.' KRISTEN ROUPENIAN 'The Secret History meets Jennifer's Body. (I claim that this novel is hating other women, and in hating this book am I doing the same Uhoh. In fact, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort – a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other 'Bunny'.īut then the Bunnies issue her with an invitation and Samantha finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door, across the threshold, and down their rabbit hole.īlending sharp satire with fairytale horror, Bunny provides a hilarious look at the dark side of female friendship from one of fiction's most original voices. It could be that this writing is very cathartic for Awad as an author, but unfortunately as a reader it comes across as bitter and makes me angry. Samantha Heather Mackey is an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at Warren University. We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. O Bunny you are sooo genius!' MARGARET ATWOOD Mona Awad was born in Montreal and now lives in the USA. 'No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled. We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. The darkly funny, spellbinding trip of a novel that EVERYONE is talking about
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