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The Rabbit
Eleanor and her younger sister Kathy have run away from school, from home and from all of their troubles. They may also be running from reality itself, as they seem to have acquired a new friend in the form of a talking cartoon bunny rabbit called Craig. As Craig grows bigger and bigger, the girls soon discover exactly what kind of creature has joined them on their adventure. Running away is not as easy as it seems.
Rachael Smith’s follow up to the acclaimed House Party is a surreal and affecting coming-of-age tale that captures the wonder and vulnerability of youth. Both funny and sinister, familiar yet fantastical. You won’t soon forget The Rabbit.
Rachael Smith’s follow up to the acclaimed House Party is a surreal and affecting coming-of-age tale that captures the wonder and vulnerability of youth. Both funny and sinister, familiar yet fantastical. You won’t soon forget The Rabbit.
144 pages, Paperback
First published August 28, 2015
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May 30, 2020
Picked this up at Thought Bubble and have finally got around to reading it.
A surreal story set in the imagination of two young sisters as they run awway from home. With knights and damsels and rabbits that won't stop growing, its all a little Alice like, if a little darker.
A surreal story set in the imagination of two young sisters as they run awway from home. With knights and damsels and rabbits that won't stop growing, its all a little Alice like, if a little darker.
July 11, 2024
An interesting blend of humour and horror in a graphic novel about two runaway sisters and the titular rabbit. The book can be fun, funny, and quite scary at times although it never really delves too much into the horror. Compared to certain other similar graphic novels, anyway.
I think that it has an awkward balance of intended audience because if it didn't have certain bad language and themes it would appear to be a more horror-oriented story for older and more mature children, which may be a bit infantilised for a more adult audience. That includes most of the art style, as well as the content. As it is without gore and has rather some menace and more horror-based imagery, it resembles similar darker stories for a younger audience.
Maybe if the story went even darker and more mature it would be even more obvious for adults, and if it didn't have the foul, crude language and some inappropriate imagery then it would be more appropriate for a younger audience.
An entertaining journey down a dark rabbit hole.
I think that it has an awkward balance of intended audience because if it didn't have certain bad language and themes it would appear to be a more horror-oriented story for older and more mature children, which may be a bit infantilised for a more adult audience. That includes most of the art style, as well as the content. As it is without gore and has rather some menace and more horror-based imagery, it resembles similar darker stories for a younger audience.
Maybe if the story went even darker and more mature it would be even more obvious for adults, and if it didn't have the foul, crude language and some inappropriate imagery then it would be more appropriate for a younger audience.
An entertaining journey down a dark rabbit hole.
May 10, 2017
Brilliant story and awesome illustration!
August 9, 2017
This was so funny!
Love the writing style this maybe because I am from Yorkshire...
Love the writing style this maybe because I am from Yorkshire...
May 14, 2022
... Huh? 😳😅
did-not-finish
March 14, 2023Got maybe one chapter in? The accent was driving me nuts.
October 11, 2016
Surreal story of two sisters who have run away from home and are coerced into caring for an increasingly growing, demanding bunny rabbit while on the run. Themes of escape run throughout, and what it means to face your problems.
July 23, 2016
The Rabbit is a very dark and twisted coming of age story. Eleanor and Kathy are two sisters running away from something. They find an injured rabbit and Kathy insists they help it, much to Eleanor's annoyance. The rabbit however begins to grow larger an larger and talk and demand things from them and then it gets very dark indeed.
It is surreal and strange but also very honest and real. It is a quick read but one which will leave you thinking about it long after you have put the book back on the shelf. I would not recommend reading it late at night though, as I did.
It is surreal and strange but also very honest and real. It is a quick read but one which will leave you thinking about it long after you have put the book back on the shelf. I would not recommend reading it late at night though, as I did.
October 29, 2015
I bought this on a whim because I'm partial to dark and tender allegorical tales and it had a wonderful, signed, limited print inside. Sadly, both the story and the art inside were a bit more basic than I was expecting, and the quotes on the cover and inside were hyperbolic and left me extra disappointed. Maybe I didn't get it, or maybe it was just unmet expectations that tainted my enjoyment, but I wanted to like it way more than I did.
September 12, 2015
4.5 stars. Another great read from Rachael Smith.
November 16, 2015
Still biting my nails. Creepy modern take on Alice in Wonderland, which I don't like, but I enjoyed this a lot!
December 27, 2015
Full of subtle touches and pitch perfect dialogue, this is a dark and ultimately ambiguous great little read.
November 8, 2016
Strong storytelling and character 'acting' seem to be Rachael Smith's thing. Really enjoyed how the heaviness of the story was lightened with good humour.
October 12, 2025
7.5/10
Surprisingly good for reasons I can’t really explain 😂😂
Surprisingly good for reasons I can’t really explain 😂😂
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