Cursed Bunny
Ratings53
Average rating3.5
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Ratings53
Average rating3.5
Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the lines between magical realism, horror, and science-fiction, Chung uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society. Anton Hur’s translation skilfully captures the way Chung’s prose effortlessly glides from being terrifying to wryly humorous. Winner of a PEN/Heim Grant.
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This one was truly a mixed bag for me, a few of the stories were fantastic and I couldn't get enough of them and a couple were just good and a couple more were of the “eh okay” variety. I really liked the writing style.
This collection of short stories really deserves its nomination for the International Booker.
Absurd, often frankly horrific and very dark, these stories draw on phantasy, horror and twisted folk tales, but are firmly rooted in the concerns of our modern, capitalist and patriarchal world and its very real horrors.
And Anton Hur's translation from Korean is nothing short of masterful.
This was a rollercoaster.
Started VERY strong, ended very strong. Lots of fluctuation in between.
Overall, nicely done.
Loved the some of the stories such as The Head, the Embodiment, Cursed Bunny, Snare and Goodbye, My Love. Stories I mentioned are all short, sweet and got to the point and really dragged me into the story. The rest were just lengthy and repetitive and lost interest as the stories went on but wouldn't stop me from recommending this book to people as it's my own opinion. Overall good book
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