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Rouge | Mona Awad

My hold came in so I‘m just gonna jump right in ☺️Sorry friends, I know we had talked about a possible #BunnyRead but I can‘t wait. #FeveredFairyTale

Megabooks, Kimberlone, TrishB, jenniferw88, Librarybelle, batsy, BarbaraBB, Ruthiella

AlaMich I literally just read a NYT review and it sounded so good! 14mo

Librarybelle No worries! I saw a rumor that it will be either a #BOTM or an #Aardvark choice for October, so I‘m kind of waiting to see if that is true. But, I plan to read it asap! And, I started listening to How Can I Help You - this is so twisted! It‘s like a train wreck in a library with a suspicious staff member. Good recommendation! 14mo

CBee I tried reading Bunny. I really did….. but I got to a certain part and just, NOPE 🫢🫢🫢 14mo

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batsy No problem at all! Enjoy and look forward to your thoughts! 14mo

Ruthiella No problem. I hope it is awesome! 14mo

Kimberlone Hoping I can get this soon from the library! 14mo

Cinfhen @Librarybelle yay!!! Im so glad you took my recommendation 😎Keep me posted ♥️and I hope the Awad is featured on BOTM or Aardvark for October 🪞 (edited) 14mo

Cinfhen Bunny was definitely wild @CBee so far this one seems saner but im only 30 minutes in 😂😂 it sounds great though! It seems to be a take on Snow White @AlaMich @Kimberlone @batsy @Ruthiella 14mo

BarbaraBB Very curious! I didn‘t like Bunny much, preferred

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Cinfhen

Rouge | Mona Awad

Look who‘s back?!? Our favorite 🐰
This one actually sounds great!
Should we try for another “BunnyRead” later this year???

Cinfhen I‘m thinking of Jenny, since you loved Bunny! @jenniferw88 1y

Ruthiella I still need to read her debut, but am totally excited about this new book. Thanks for the heads-up! 😃 1y

Cinfhen Right @Ruthiella it sounds really good!!! And Bunny is BONKERS! And I really liked this one too

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Kimberlone Yes this one looks so good! Bunny was so fun to discuss 1y

Librarybelle I‘d totally be down for another “BunnyRead” ! I‘m looking forward to this one. I liked both of her books…which is weird because they are so bonkers (good word choice!) 1y

jenniferw88 Mmm... it says horror (which isn't my genre) but I have been surprising myself this year - two 5 ⭐ dystopian reads and a 5 ⭐ romance book, so I'll give it a go! Who knows, I might be a huge Stephen King fan but not know it yet @TrishB ?!! 😂😂😂 1y

BarbaraBB Did I like Bunny? I can‘t remember anymore. But I‘m in of course! 1y

Cinfhen Bunny was sooooo out there, I don‘t think we appreciated how “smart” it was until after the fact @BarbaraBB but at the time we were both STRUGGLING!!!! I do remember @Librarybelle @jenniferw88 and I think @batsy all enjoyed Bunny! And yesss, the discussion was excellent @Kimberlone - maybe we can read around Halloween time (end of October) 🧡🧡🧡 1y

TrishB @jenniferw88 I can start you off on the none horror King first 😁 1y

batsy Oh, nice! I loved Bunny and have been meaning to read her others. I'd totally be up for another #bunnyread lol 1y

Megabooks I‘m second in line at the library! 1y

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Cinfhen

The Gifted School | Bruce Holsinger

Look what arrived today!!! Thank you SO MUCH @BarbaraBB I‘m super excited to #BuddyRead the tagged book with you. I do remember discussing this one way back🧡I‘ve already bit into the chocolate 🍫 I can‘t resist anything chocolate & mint!!! It‘s delicious 😋 I‘m so grateful for our friendship, I truly consider you a friend 👯‍♂️Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year/ much love xxx

Cinfhen BTW: @BarbaraBB I mailed you a very belated birthday gift last week but I honestly have no clue when it‘ll arrive. Hopefully before your next birthday 💗💗💗 4y

emilyhaldi Love this duo 👯‍♀️ @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 4y

TrishB Lovely ❤️ 4y

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Cinfhen Thanks @emilyhaldi you‘re welcome to join our friend group anytime xxx Merry Christmas/ love to you and the Dargusch gang ♥️ 4y

Cinfhen Awwww, you know you‘re one of us too @TrishB ♥️♥️♥️and your package is also in transit 😘 4y

TrishB Aww thank you 😘 that will be a lovely surprise! ♥️♥️ 4y

BarbaraBB Well that took less than a month, not bad! I am glad you like it! I have been looking forward to The Gifted School, I think we were discovered it when voting was up for the #bunnyread. Let‘s see we if we can fit it into one of the challenges 😅🤣 4y

Cinfhen Maybe for #Pop21 #DarkAcademia !??! @BarbaraBB 4y

BarbaraBB I was thinking of that too. Maybe it‘s not really dark but I guess we‘ll need to read it in order to find out! 4y

emilyhaldi Thanks Cindy!! A belated Happy Hanukkah to you and Happy New Year!! 🍾🍾🍾 4y

LeahBergen That‘s lovely! And so are the both of you! 😘😘 4y

Cinfhen Awwww and now we have another wonderful human to add to our little group @LeahBergen @emilyhaldi @BarbaraBB @TrishB 💕💕💕💕💕 4y

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saresmoore

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

Well, I‘ve made it to Part Two. I had no idea what to expect, but I‘m glad to report that it‘s intense, hilarious, compulsively readable, and so seriously f*cked up. So.

LeahBergen It is, isn‘t it? 😂 4y

BarbaraBB Hi there! Good to see you and glad you are enjoying Bunny - sort of. The book discussion last week was great, if you‘re interested check #bunnyread. But I can imagine Clara is greater 💚 4y

rachelm Yesss enjoy 4y

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saresmoore @BarbaraBB Yes! I‘m really looking forward to the discussion! I‘m disappointed to have missed it live, but such is life. ♥️ 4y

saresmoore @LeahBergen I kind of love it! 🙃 4y

batsy I found it compulsively readable, too! Now that it's over I missed being in its fucked up world. 4y

Cathythoughts Yes ! It‘s good 👍🏻 4y

saresmoore @batsy I think we‘re both suckers for the twisted secret lives of the intellectual elite. 4y

batsy @saresmoore That is accurate! 😆 4y

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saresmoore

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

My hold *just* came in for this one, unfortunately not in time for the #bunnyread, but I‘m still excited to read it!

Side note: This is my accountability post to say that I will be prioritizing more of my own reading if it kills me!

TrishB Awww, enjoy, book and baby ❤️ 4y

rachelm 😍😍😍 4y

JennyM Cutie ❤️ 4y

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Caroline2 Beautiful bubba!!! 💖 4y

MicheleinPhilly Blow a zerbert on that belly for me! 4y

Butterfinger So sweet. 4y

saresmoore @MicheleinPhilly You know I will! 4y

batsy Precious! 😍 4y

KVanRead As long as you keep posting pictures of that sweet baby girl💗 4y

vivastory Making reading a priority is def important. Hope you enjoy the book! 4y

andrew61 Lovely pboto. After a long day she has put a smile on my face. 4y

Suet624 💕💕💕 4y

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mhillis

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

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It‘s too bad that I couldn‘t get a copy until after #bunnyread finished!! I sympathized with Samantha and was captivated by the cast of characters, like Ava and her Drink Me flask and the Bunnies with their cupcakes and cardigans!

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squirrelbrain

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

Not book-related at all so please excuse me while I indulge @Cinfhen in a picture of our local Benetton!

During the #back2school #bunnyread Cindy reminisced about shopping at Benetton, back in the day.

You asked for a pic, Cindy, and I never renege on a promise! 🤣Our town is the only place I‘ve seen one for years, and I haven‘t been in it for years either!

MsMelissa Were the Benetton green and white (or blue and white) rugby shirt a thing for you growing up. When I was around 12 years old they were the must have article of clothing for tweens/teens. 4y

Caroline2 How funny is this!! 😆 4y

Cathythoughts That‘s brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

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BarbaraBB Haha! I think we have one too but I‘m not even sure as it is in a street where only the tourists come 😎 4y

TrishB Ours closed ages ago! 4y

squirrelbrain Yes @Book_Fiend_Melissa - those, and diamond patterned cardigans (Argyle?)! 4y

Ruthiella WOW! I haven‘t seen a store since 1992 or so. I didn‘t realize they were still around. 4y

TheEllieMo Wow, that‘s a blast from the past! 4y

charl08 I didn't know these were still here either? Wow. 4y

Lcsmcat I didn‘t know they were still in business! 4y

LeahBergen What?? I haven‘t seen one of these in forever! 4y

Megabooks This is perfect!! 💖💖💖 4y

Cinfhen Ahhhhh, you‘re the BEST BUNNY EVER , thanks SO MUCH, Helen😘😘😘 yesssssssss @Book_Fiend_Melissa I definitely have a picture of me somewhere wearing the blue & white and my boyfriend then/hubby now is wearing the green & white 😂😂😂Wow!!!! So funny. I MUST find that photo ❤️❤️❤️ 4y

Cinfhen BTW: I don‘t think I‘d want to purchase anything in that window...it‘s indistinguishable from Gap, Old Navy, H&M etc, etc ☹️ 4y

squirrelbrain It‘s all a bit ‘1990s‘ isn‘t it @cinfhen?! 🤣🤣 That‘ll be why there only seems to be this one shop left in the whole world! 4y

Hooked_on_books Wow, I wasn‘t sure they still existed. They were such the hot store was I was a teenager. 4y

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batsy

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

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I appreciated the many thoughtful reviews & comments for the #bunnyread. I found this riveting & fun. A mash-up of genres that doesn't obey the rules: dark humour, satire, camp, horror, fabulism, fantasy. As a meditation on writing, I like that the book enacted the *wild* process of what it means to imagine: its allure & its danger. I also thought Awad was subtly clever about the classism, elitism, & insularity of the academic MFA environment. ⬇️

batsy The many criticisms & articles about the lack of diversity in publishing in N. America & Europe (& in different ways around the world) have also tried to interrogate if MFA programmes contribute to it. Awad's novel, being fiction, can really take risks with how it tries to show us just how limiting & damaging this environment can be if you're an "outsider" for any number of reasons. It was also surprisingly poignant in ways I didn't expect. 4y

batsy Thank you @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB for hosting a great discussion and the fun prompts leading up to it 🧡 4y

Tanisha_A Very insightful review! I ended up liking this one a whole lot 4y

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Tanisha_A ❤️ 4y

Cinfhen Wonderful review. Insightful and thought provoking. I really enjoyed reading all of your responses and of course, your school days memories. 4y

Cathythoughts Great review Suba 👍🏻❤️ 4y

Billypar Great review! Very true that its critique of MFA is one that fiction is uniquely suited for. It was revealing to see those issues laid bare, and she didn't have to sacrifice the enjoyable fantasy aspects running throughout 4y

batsy @Tanisha_A @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts Thank you 💜 This book was just ripe for a lively discussion! 4y

batsy @Billypar Thank you! Yes, I love that she could critique those issues but still play around with fantasy, horror, fabulism. 4y

RohitSawant Fantastic review! Just read Scott's post about it and am doubly intrigued by the book having read yours. All of those things sound like a terrific combo. 4y

batsy @rohit-sawant Thanks, Rohit! I have a feeling this might be to your taste. Or maybe I'm selfishly saying that because I'd love for you to read it and share your thoughts 😁 There's so much here about writing and creation and the cross-genre elements might appeal to you. 4y

vivastory Great review. It has been interesting to see how this one has had cross-genre appeal. 4y

batsy @vivastory Thanks! 4y

readordierachel Fabulous review. I enjoyed this one too 👍🏼 4y

CarolynM Great review (as always). I really think I need to read Bunny again, taking into account all the reviews and discussion. I enjoyed it, but I don't think I got the most out of it. 4y

batsy @readordierachel @CarolynM Thank you! 💜💜 It was my kind of weird :) 4y

fleeting This is on my list, glad to see some love! 4y

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Librarybelle

Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad

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This is a hard one for me to review. It‘s almost like watching a train wreck - it‘s uncomfortable and shocking and horrifying, but yet you cannot turn away. Twinged with dark humor, yet with some rather gross elements, I found this book in parts riveting and in parts way too unbelievable. But, I had to keep reading. This pandemic has completely changed what books I read - this is the third one featuring some rather graphic scenes. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle To say I “liked” this book seems a tad far fetched, but I didn‘t dislike it. The tones of loneliness throughout this novel tugged at me. So, Bunny, I have to give this a Pick. Thanks to @BarbaraBB and @Cinfhen for hosting this #bunnyread , and thanks to #NetGalley for this ARC! 4y

Hooked_on_books I‘m glad you got something out of it, Bunny. I‘m afraid it didn‘t work at all for me. 🐰😵 4y

Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books I think prior to the pandemic I‘d have a different feel for it and probably feel the same way you do. This was so bizarre and not my usual read. 4y

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Hooked_on_books Isn‘t it funny when that happens? I‘ve definitely read books that I liked or disliked and could tell I would have had a different response had I read the book at a different time. I actually find that really interesting when it happens. 4y

Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books It‘s definitely interesting! 4y

merelybookish It is memorable! I read it over a year ago and I was unsure how I felt about it. But was still able to participate in the conversation. 4y

Cinfhen Great review!!! And I thought pretty clever. 4y

Librarybelle @merelybookish I like books that stick with you, even after a length of time! 4y

Librarybelle @Cinfhen Thanks! 4y

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