I was late to the Bunny train. So when I finally got on, I thought, “this is good, but I’m not sure the hype got me there”. But when I heard about We Love You, Bunny I knew I had to read this one! Keep reading this book review of We Love You, Bunny for my full thoughts.
Summary
In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with deadly and wondrous consequences.
When We Love You, Bunny opens, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour, her one-time frenemies, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed, kidnap her. Now a captive audience, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story. One by one, they take turns holding the axe, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance, their discovery of their unusual creative powers—and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship, Bunny.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
We Love You, Bunny has almost an evil step sister vibe. What I loved about this book, is that we are treated to the events of Bunny, except from their perspective. Even more so, we don’t only see the events in reverse, but also the lead up. Part of what I wanted more in Bunny was side character work and We Love You, Bunny feels like a reclamation. Told from multiple characters, this book feels like stealing the narrative back. And it is, very much so. The flow and the almost narrative stream of consciousness works here. It’s the Bunnies narrating their stories, their lives, their opinions to us. Buckle in.
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Because of the narrative style, it feels like a palimpset of stories and opinions. Of witness accounts, shades of truth, and bendable victimhood. If paragraphs of stream of consciousness isn’t your thing, We Love You, Bunny very much is in the same vein as Bunny. This feels like a fascinating rabbit hole and ended up being my favorite of this world. It’s about friendships, relationships, where we can utter our most depraved, our most vicious, and be seen. We witness the line of the speculative, the things we cannot stop looking at.
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