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teoman753's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexism and Suicidal thoughts
madelinemartin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Classism, Abortion, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Misogyny, Addiction, and Pandemic/Epidemic
wild_rose_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, and Mental illness
Moderate: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Infertility and Sexual content
errie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abortion, Medical content, and Police brutality
Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ourladyofcats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
maartabarrales's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
rachaelwho's review against another edition
- 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
I would not have called this magical realism. There's no indication that the black hole is literally, physically there.
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
servemethesky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Nonetheless, Ripe is beautifully done. The prose is sharp and gorgeous. The bite-sized chapters make it easy to fly through this book. For those who have read The Book of X, you might see the ending coming. I love that the ending can be read in a hopeful light depending on how you feel about the research presented on wormholes.
Etter’s use of definitions, research, notes, and examples felt so different and fresh to me in The Book of X, and a little more familiar and expected here. They’re utilized effectively, though. I loved how she structured the novel around the layers of a pomegranate. So creative + brilliant.
Moderate: Abortion, Sexism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide