Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

46 reviews

kschupner's review

dark emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

i absolutely loved this novel, the black hole acting as a metaphor for depression was very well done. i loved how chapters were done, each being separated with a dictionary definition relating to the theme of it! the book is divided into four parts, resembling the anatomy of a pomegranate, and i loved that idea a lot!! the book starts with the outermost layer, and as situations take their turns, we get to the seeds at the end of the book. the black hole pages were also very clever! enough about the formatting though—i think this was beautifully written and very well done; it captured the complexities of the beginning of covid, being radicalized after seeing the reality of a city like silicon valley, etc. a really great, short read about how capitalism, depression, and the uncertainty of the pandemic affects/affected our lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Police brutality, and Panic attacks/disorders

disguisedposer's review

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

starzzz's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

It really dives into the claustrophobic atmosphere of capitalism and wanting to belong.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, and Classism

teoman753's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexism and Suicidal thoughts

literarymusing's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Drug abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

madelinemartin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

For anyone dealing with changing jobs and burnout, this book is almost too relatable. 

The book juxtaposes the situation Cassie finds herself in and the surrealistic depiction of her mental health issues in sharp contrast to one another, providing a sinister air to the shady corporate dealings she is forced to do, and an edge of realism to her very asbtract mental health issues. The tone shifts as her issues worsen, and while there isn't a whole lot of plot, her spiral seems scarily, worryingly relatable.

While the way her thoughts and actions escalate at the end of the novel implies she is going to end her life, it could also be interpreted as choosing to embrace the black hole as a pathway to starting over, changing her reality — a new job, new city, or ending her complicated situationship.

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Content Warnings

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

valeriedittrich's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

if you’re already feeling down about your corporate job and are actively in a depressive episode i’d skip this, honestly. but it’s a raw look into the dog-eat-dog world of silicon valley and the pressures of corporate life and how it can just exacerbate whatever you’re going through. characters aren’t super likeable but it’s kind of the point. feels very realistic to a scary degree 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Drug abuse

sarahrosebooknook's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Addiction, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Bullying