Cursed Bunny: Stories
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- Author：Bora Chung
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Summary
From a rising star of Korean literature， Cursed Bunny is a collection that will shock and surprise readers with each new tale。 Translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur， Chung’s stories are wildly unique and imaginative， by turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning， where monstrous creatures take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings。 But Chung’s rare， haunting universe could be our own， illuminating the ills of contemporary society。
“The Head” follows a woman haunted by her own waste。 “The Embodiment” takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that her baby must have a father or face horrific consequences。 Another story follows a young monster， forced into underground fight rings without knowing the force of his own power。 The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the approachable shape of a rabbit， fit for a child’s bedroom。
Cursed Bunny is a book that screams to be read late into the night and passed on to the nearest set of hands the very next day。
“The Head” follows a woman haunted by her own waste。 “The Embodiment” takes us into a dystopian gynecology office where a pregnant woman is told that her baby must have a father or face horrific consequences。 Another story follows a young monster， forced into underground fight rings without knowing the force of his own power。 The titular fable centers on a cursed lamp in the approachable shape of a rabbit， fit for a child’s bedroom。
Cursed Bunny is a book that screams to be read late into the night and passed on to the nearest set of hands the very next day。
Reviews
Janet
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These wonderful， folktale-like horror stories remind me of stories we would tell at camp to creep one another out。 （"Then he pulled the ribbon and her head fell off"） Most of them are heavily grounded in the physical， suitably gross-out-and-gory to satisfy any 12 year old， but elegant and literary for all that。 It doesn't surprise me that Chung teaches Russian literature in Korea。 The work reminded me a lot of Gogol， where a nose runs around by itself and no one notices how odd that is。 There's These wonderful， folktale-like horror stories remind me of stories we would tell at camp to creep one another out。 （"Then he pulled the ribbon and her head fell off"） Most of them are heavily grounded in the physical， suitably gross-out-and-gory to satisfy any 12 year old， but elegant and literary for all that。 It doesn't surprise me that Chung teaches Russian literature in Korea。 The work reminded me a lot of Gogol， where a nose runs around by itself and no one notices how odd that is。 There's a head that grows in a toilet （a fear of many children）。 There's a boy chained in a cave， fed on by a birdlike monster。 Ghosts and the uncanny abound。 There's a strong sense of revenge and karmic retribution in many of the tales， some which span generations。 Like all good fairy tales， all the people are types or functions， "the old man，" "the woman" "the mother" rather than individuals with names。 Quite engaging， though the physicality of the weirdness can be startling。 。。。more
Dylan | itsthelymanlibrary
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Wow。 This was truly incredible。 I am not sure if there was a greater meaning to the majority of the stories; if there was， I missed it。 But I cannot emphasize this enough: I love these stories。 I love love loved them。 They were weird and horrible and sad and beautiful and。 Highly recommend to people who love short stories。
Dylan | itsthelymanlibrary
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Wow。 This was truly incredible。 I am not sure if there was a greater meaning to the majority of the stories; if there was， I missed it。 But I cannot emphasize this enough: I love these stories。 I love love loved them。 They were weird and horrible and sad and beautiful and。 Highly recommend to people who love short stories。
Kathrin Passig
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Ich mochte die ersten drei Geschichten， aber dann kommen einige， die sich wie Inhaltszusammenfassungen lesen， also so， wie man im Rahmen einer ausführlich erzählten Geschichte kurz den Hintergrund einer Figur erläutern würde。 Nur dass eben die ganze Geschichte nur daraus besteht。
R
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The Head - 4。5The Embodiment - 3。5Cursed Bunny - 3。5The Frozen Finger - 3Snare - 4。5Goodbye， My Love - 4。5Scars - 3。5Home Sweet Home - 4Ruler of the Winds and Sands - 4Reunion - 5
Alexis
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Such an interesting mix of stories
Angelia
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This book has its oddball moments and moments that made me laugh out loud。 Chung has nailed writing a really weird story - some more absurdist than others - but I found myself enrapt by every single one。 So many of these feel like modern fairytales， in that they perfectly blend reality and fantasy and had some sort of moral woven in throughout。 I just can't wait to read what else she publishes。 This book has its oddball moments and moments that made me laugh out loud。 Chung has nailed writing a really weird story - some more absurdist than others - but I found myself enrapt by every single one。 So many of these feel like modern fairytales， in that they perfectly blend reality and fantasy and had some sort of moral woven in throughout。 I just can't wait to read what else she publishes。 。。。more
Crystal
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Really enjoyable。 The vibe is slightly creepy， disturbed， on the edge of horror and fairy tales。
Deniz
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Bora abla… naptın sen？ 10 hikayenin hepsi de birbirinden garipti ve insanı farklı konular hakkında düşünmeye itiyordu。 Yazım şeklini çok beğendim， insanı içine çekiyordu。 Beni en çok etkileyenler Kafa， Bedenleşme， Rüzgarın ve Kumların Hükümdarı oldu sanırım。 Kafa beni travmatize etti de diyebiliriz。 Hikayedeki kadının artıklarından klozette bir kafa oluşuyor ve konuşuyor， büyüyor？？ Aşırı rahatsız ediciydi
Christa
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This is a hard book for me to rate， because I really liked some of the short stories and others were a little "meh"。。。。although I think that's pretty standard for anthologies。 More later。。。。 This is a hard book for me to rate， because I really liked some of the short stories and others were a little "meh"。。。。although I think that's pretty standard for anthologies。 More later。。。。 。。。more
Dida Khalida
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I will never poop in peace again。 Disturbing， but I can't put this book down。 I won't stop recommending this book to my friends I will never poop in peace again。 Disturbing， but I can't put this book down。 I won't stop recommending this book to my friends 。。。more
mj
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3。5 。 It started off great and creepy but was alright/meh towards the end。
Penelope
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3。5 starsFor the most part， the short stories in this collection were interesting and well- written （and well translated？）。 There was political and social commentary along the way with magical realism and some horror to illustrate the points。 Two of the stories really didn't grab me and I didn't finish them。The Embodiment and Snare are probably my favourites for both the enjoyment of reading but also the conversations they prompted with others who have also read this book。 3。5 starsFor the most part， the short stories in this collection were interesting and well- written （and well translated？）。 There was political and social commentary along the way with magical realism and some horror to illustrate the points。 Two of the stories really didn't grab me and I didn't finish them。The Embodiment and Snare are probably my favourites for both the enjoyment of reading but also the conversations they prompted with others who have also read this book。 。。。more
Zid
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this story collection was immaculate。 wow。 first story collection i’ve read， and it was brilliant。 the good short stories outweighed the few bad by such an amount that i still rated this book a 5/5， despite disliking one or two stories。 my favorite was 100% scars。 i would pay my LIFE’S SAVINGS to see that made into a full-length novel。 bora chung i beg of you！！！ god， it was so good。 the world building， the descriptions， the main character himself。 truly tragic and heartbreaking。 chung demonstrat this story collection was immaculate。 wow。 first story collection i’ve read， and it was brilliant。 the good short stories outweighed the few bad by such an amount that i still rated this book a 5/5， despite disliking one or two stories。 my favorite was 100% scars。 i would pay my LIFE’S SAVINGS to see that made into a full-length novel。 bora chung i beg of you！！！ god， it was so good。 the world building， the descriptions， the main character himself。 truly tragic and heartbreaking。 chung demonstrates such range with her writing skills in this collection。 this book is labeled as horror， but it is not only that， but sci-fi， fantasy， romance， and tragedy。 each story feels so different from the last it’s almost jarring， but in a good way - it keeps you so engaged you can’t put the book down。 all in all， unbelievably good collection。 bora chung if you see this， please make scars into a full-length novel， i beg you 😭😭 。。。more
Carys Jenkins
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high 3 star
Gerry O'Malley
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It's a shame that so much emphasis has been put on just one or two of the ten stories in this book。 The two stories that are the two most grotesque and lurid and bizarre are the ones that all the reviewers and online chats seem to focus on。 Sure - those two stories really are hair-raising in their weirdness but this book is so much more。 All the stories are interesting。 That says a lot。 Ten short stories and not a stinker in the group。 My least favorite story is the last one - a tale called REUN It's a shame that so much emphasis has been put on just one or two of the ten stories in this book。 The two stories that are the two most grotesque and lurid and bizarre are the ones that all the reviewers and online chats seem to focus on。 Sure - those two stories really are hair-raising in their weirdness but this book is so much more。 All the stories are interesting。 That says a lot。 Ten short stories and not a stinker in the group。 My least favorite story is the last one - a tale called REUNION - that the author describes as a love story。 It was interesting but it just didn't work for me。 Still， given the level of talent that Bora Chung brings to each story， I feel as if I should go back and re-read REUNION because I probably missed something。 Chung has a real talent for creating beautiful landscapes and painting fantastic pictures with her words。 Reading her stories is just fun。 Chung also has a talent for creating somber， quiet， tender conversations and moments between her characters。 I can confidently recommend this book to anyone because everyone will find something to enjoy in it。 。。。more
Nova
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I love to read folktales from different countries。 And this book is not disappointing！
Emrys
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beautiful storytelling style。 Was mesmerized throughout 🤌
Paulina Raduchowska
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I generally find it difficult to review books of fiction & it's no different here。 I have very mixed feelings about this collection of short stories， which I generally read with interest， while at the same time， even as I have only just put the book down， I can already barely remember what I read 。。。 Not a life-changing read for me。。。 And I wouldn't choose to reread this book， but I finished it all the same and quite quickly。。。 Peculiar。。。 I generally find it difficult to review books of fiction & it's no different here。 I have very mixed feelings about this collection of short stories， which I generally read with interest， while at the same time， even as I have only just put the book down， I can already barely remember what I read 。。。 Not a life-changing read for me。。。 And I wouldn't choose to reread this book， but I finished it all the same and quite quickly。。。 Peculiar。。。 。。。more
Sara
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Whereas some high concept short fiction relies on premise alone， pretty much all of these stories stick the landing （and appropriately enough the last story was devastating）。 I loved the stylistic variety （from body horror to fable） and was wowed by the thematic cohesion。 A lot of the stories deal with greed or corruption， but I was especially interested in the theme of parenthood （or not-quite-parenthood） throughout。 Most of these stories， in some way， deal with the consequences of creating or Whereas some high concept short fiction relies on premise alone， pretty much all of these stories stick the landing （and appropriately enough the last story was devastating）。 I loved the stylistic variety （from body horror to fable） and was wowed by the thematic cohesion。 A lot of the stories deal with greed or corruption， but I was especially interested in the theme of parenthood （or not-quite-parenthood） throughout。 Most of these stories， in some way， deal with the consequences of creating or giving life， both from the perspective of a displaced parent （or parent-ish figure） and the perspective of the child who is left to deal with the damage of it all， sometimes at the same time。 It's just that sometimes the child is a blood clot， or a cursed object， or a robot， or an amalgamation of bodily waste。 Anyway， highly recommended！ 。。。more
Mairi
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Utterly horrifying and uncomfortable from the very first page to the last。。。 I loved it！I'm really not a horror person and I had no idea this was a horror collection when I picked it up。 In fact， I'd first seen it advertised on Scribd but later popped into a book shop where there it was， on the "Editors Picks" shelf。 The front cover was so eye catching， the blurb so enticing， I had to buy it。Later， when I sat down to read it， I realised immediately my disappointment that the stories were blood s Utterly horrifying and uncomfortable from the very first page to the last。。。 I loved it！I'm really not a horror person and I had no idea this was a horror collection when I picked it up。 In fact， I'd first seen it advertised on Scribd but later popped into a book shop where there it was， on the "Editors Picks" shelf。 The front cover was so eye catching， the blurb so enticing， I had to buy it。Later， when I sat down to read it， I realised immediately my disappointment that the stories were blood soaked， gory and uneasy。 In particular， the stories lean towards female-body-horror。 Tales of periods， unwanted pregnancies， phantom daughters， and strange creatures emerging from the toilet having feasted on your blood and faeces over many years。 Yep， you read that last one right。 I'm genuinely frightened to use my own bathroom now。But I think good art， and good books in particular should make you feel something。 Bora Chung did this and she did this so， so well。 A big round of applause。 Five stars。 I'm so glad it's over。 。。。more
Justine
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so good each story like a delicious little snack i could not stop feasting on
Andrew Wesley
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I’ve ignored the first story about the head made of poo emerging from the toilet。 That was just rubbish。 Rest strange ghost stories that I enjoyed。So， don’t abandon half way through the first story… 😂
Diana Marie Denza
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Haunting and beautiful - a real treasure。
Thejoker4184
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Haunting and surreal。 Really beautiful tragic horror， with a subtle moral compass
Jasper Coplin
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Boring。 Falling asleep while reading。 Not for me。 Probably should stop trusting booktok。
Nayruna
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A collection of short spooky stories， some of them very weird， some quite grotesque， the first one involving the head in the toilet was especially gross。Still I found myself unable to stop reading。In short - reality bending korean horror written by a woman who isn't afraid to use the human body to gross you out。 A collection of short spooky stories， some of them very weird， some quite grotesque， the first one involving the head in the toilet was especially gross。Still I found myself unable to stop reading。In short - reality bending korean horror written by a woman who isn't afraid to use the human body to gross you out。 。。。more
Anna Kozakova
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4。5
Melissa
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Brilliant collection of weird， gross， spooky and thought-provoking short stories/adult fables。Will enjoy re-reading and coming back to the different stories。 Some really stuck with me （including the lesson or the moral that I interpreted from it）。
Sara Noel
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3。5/5Overall enjoyable and weird。 I appreciate the range of stories， each one being unique and different from the last。 Some grabbed me much more than others （maybe just personal taste） but it seemed like there were some that fell flat。 “Snare” and “Reunion” were my favorites！
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