Ok I'm confused but I think I loved this.

This book is 100% not for everyone. It has an unreliable narrator, shifting realities, strange gore and body horror, and an atmosphere of dread.
But those are things I like (what does that say about me??). I feel like this is the book captures the vibes I was looking for when I read Cult Classic and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. While those fell flat or went off the rails for me, Bunny left me unsettled but satisfied.

Our main character Samantha is in her final year of a rigorous creative writing program and has been dealing with writers block and social isolation. The other girls in her program, who all call each other "bunny", are quite clique-y but extend a friendly hand to Samantha early into the book. And then things get really weird.

Our cast eventually consists of rabbits, swans, deer, lions, and people, and we (through Samantha's eyes) don't quite know who is who and who is real. And among this chaos, themes of wanting to be loved, accepted, to fit in, to find home, to find yourself, are all explored in fresh ways.

I'm going to be digesting this book for a while.

Recommended if you think Heathers (and scenes like the croquet scene) is awesome, like not knowing what is truly going on, and have a bad habit of laughing at things that probably shouldn't be laughed at.

More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/vMa3vzClYkA
And also here: https://youtu.be/ph6RGiTwc18