Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

177 reviews

brotestantethic's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

Really, really frustrating. I wanted so badly to like this book given all I’d heard about it. The narrator is completely devoid of a personality, besides a superiority complex about her inability to be brainwashed. She likens everyone around her as “believers” with no purpose besides the work they do. The narrator critiques her place in capitalism without evaluating her positionality as a white woman making six figures, and even goes so far as to complain about unhoused people.

What I was hoping to enjoy about this book are the metaphors, but they are written in such a poor and clunky way that they lose meaning. Pomegranates and black holes are both obvious and abundant across every page, without nuance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abortion

maartabarrales's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Too close man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

sophia_'s review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism

baguettekelly's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Bleak.  Relatable for the girlbosses amongst us

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide and Pandemic/Epidemic

thehomiemona's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Abortion

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

jdunn1's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

sydresnik's review

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kbishop137's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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: Drug use and Abortion

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Emotional abuse

katilein's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

4,5 with a different ending. Check the TW before reading.

Great writing but a big bummer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury