Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

45 reviews

leefox's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Deeply depressed and depressing. Everything felt inevitable, though for a brief shining moment here and there I thought that

Cassie would destroy the company before she died

.  That was the main will she/won't she of the book for me, otherwise I could see it all in front of me, but not in a bad way. It did take me a weirdly long time to realize that

Cassie had reproduced her relationship with her parents in her friends

.
I would not have called this magical realism. There's no indication that the black hole is literally, physically there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Addiction, Colonisation, Sexism, and Sexual content

mmccombs's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

An achingly honest and melancholy novel, brimming with anxiety and despair and also a kind of hope. Capitalism is a nightmare, often contrasted with the hugeness of space, making the issues Cassie face feel so small in comparison, though the sadness persists nonetheless. I think I enjoyed this so much because it felt so true to my own feelings of overwhelm, my own experience with start up culture, and how complicated it is to be a person today. So it may not resonate for everyone in the same way, but I felt very seen by this novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Abortion

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Toxic relationship

saturnsierra's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

kayleighr's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, Classism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

dixiecarroll's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

that ending had me !!! Okay so this is not going to be for everyone, but after a few years navigating Goodreads I’ve figured out that books this polarizing on here always end up being my favorites. Cassie works at a toxic start up in Silicon Valley and is miserable (relatable) and she’s followed around by a black hole, which is the physical manifestation of her depression (my mom said this is also very relatable). If you work in corporate America, especially for a start up this is going to be upsetting for you, but I ate it up. Please mind there are a ton of triggers - I’m tagging them on StoryGraph. I recommended it at work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicide

mariball's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A timely book about the effects of late stage capitalism on an overworked woman who literally has a black hole following her since the day she was born. While I found her experiences about dealing with the black hole (i.e. depression) interesting and relatable, I was let down that the major conflicts of the book didn’t span out into something more intense or worthwhile. Plus the mention of the black hole on every other page got annoying after a while, and the ending felt abrupt after such a long, slow buildup to the inevitable. However I’d still recommend this book for those interested in the “Sad Girl Literature” trend that’s happening and don’t mind a book that’s more about vibes than plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Abortion

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Drug use

noraquigs's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

if a novel has a carmen maria machado blurb, you know it’s about to be poignant and devastating. ripe tears apart the american dream shred by shred. capitalism doesn’t work even for the best and brightest of workers. and all there really is left is small moments of joy in the absolute devastating absurdity of modern life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

kaymichelle's review

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

clarxvizconde13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, and Abortion

Minor: Infertility