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Bunny Modern
by
David Bowman
Written with the same manic originality that made David Bowman's Let the Dog Drive a cult hit in 1992, Bunny Modern is an exuberant, surreal excursion through a future New York where electricity has failed and fertility has waned -- but human passions are as unpredictable as ever.Our heroine is Clare, a ninja nanny -- a cool killer who packs a Glock and protects babies fro...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
January 1st 1998
by Little Brown and Company
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"Bunny Modern is a clever, inspired and hallucinogenic journey into the deep dark end of imagination. In this novel, electricity is out of fashion; fashion has become literary; and literature is made in an electric fashion."
-Calum McCann, author of Sundogs and This Side of Brightness
That's a very apt review from the back of the book. Two words: Killer Nannies.
It's.... okay, this book is like a crazy friend that you have, right? This friend is certifiable, but when they talk about their plans, th...more
-Calum McCann, author of Sundogs and This Side of Brightness
That's a very apt review from the back of the book. Two words: Killer Nannies.
It's.... okay, this book is like a crazy friend that you have, right? This friend is certifiable, but when they talk about their plans, th...more
In this twisted tale from David Bowman, the loss of electricity has created an oddly upbeat dystopian society. Former child actor Dylan lives in a world where appliances are enshrined, gun-toting nannies like Clare are hired to protect the valuable commodity of children, and the young child named Soda may be the key to fixing it all. Bowman's initial premise of a de-energized city is an interesting idea; the book flounders in its desire to incorporate violent caretakers and the emotional heart-s...more
I love it when a science fiction or fantasy novel where the world isn't the point. Bunny Modern by David Bowman with his near future look at New York and New Jersey comes close to accomplishing this goal.
In this day and age where alternative energy is becoming a world wide concern and oil prices are so volatile, Bunny Modern reads like it was published this year rather than last decade.
In Bowman's vision of the future, electricity has stopped working but not because of a lack of oil. It has just...more
In this day and age where alternative energy is becoming a world wide concern and oil prices are so volatile, Bunny Modern reads like it was published this year rather than last decade.
In Bowman's vision of the future, electricity has stopped working but not because of a lack of oil. It has just...more
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Why would carrier pigeons be necessary in a future without electricity — why wouldn't regular, non-electronic snail-mail suffice? That's the kind of question you shouldn't really bother asking yourself while reading this book, because the zany world of the novel does not appear to have been conceived with much care or thought, and the whole thing has an on-the-fly, make-this-shit-up-as-we-go-along quality that could be either refreshing or maddening depending on your own personal calibrations as...more
The opening imagery of future post modern, assault weapon toting, Goth baby-sitters is just so very cool. However from that point the narrative plummets into a downward spiral that the author never pulls up from.
Love, love, LOVE this book! Is it sacrilege to say that this might be the Fahrenheit 451 for a new generation?
There are a lot of fun cultural references, but I'm not as old as Bowman, so many of them were lost on me. I really liked the concept, but my biggest problem was a lack of description of scenery. There were many times when Clare threw shoes into the water, but were they on a boat? A dock? A lot of times it was fuzzy.
A bizarre and entertaining read. I was drawn to the odd characters and didn't want to put it down.
I love this book, I've reread it several times. Extremely funny.
One of the most original stories either my friend or I have read in a long time. Funny mostly, but thrilling/mysterious and intelligent & provocative too. A "What If" science fiction-style fundament, but would not be shelved with sf but rather with Literature. Accessible, but baffling. Recommended to all avid readers who feel as if they're stuck in a rut or want a fun challenge.
It's a fun, weird, wacky story of drugs, babies, and gun toting nannies. Truly one of the weirdest novels I have ever read. The writing style was fluid and modern. It's a fun romp, nothing serious or important, but an entertaining read.
the description of this book sounded much better than it actually was. i didn't like this book, but i give it an extra star because it was a pretty creative idea for a book.
I learned never to read a book based on the cover art or because it has the name of my favorite animal in the title. Lesson learned.
A story winding aimlessly, and an unsatisfying ending. Wouldn't recommend this one.
pretentious at times.
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