We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously. Bunny. Samantha Heather Mackey is an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at Warren University. 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'. But 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. Blending 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.
Bunny is one of those books that gets under your skin. It is darkly funny, deeply strange and utterly unsettling. I loved how satirical it was, almost an allegory for academia and the struggle to find identity and belonging in such a warped environment. Awad captures the absurdity of creative writing programmes with sharp precision and wicked humour, turning it into something grotesque and fascinating. It's an uncomfortable read at times, the kind of book that lingers long after you've finished it. The lack of clear resolution will divide readers, but it adds to the dreamlike quality of the story. Overall, Bunny is strange, smart, and disturbingly original. It?s certainly unlike anything I've read before.
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