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kellyung's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness
cmc741's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.0
Reading this as a someone who’s not doing well atm and is also Called Cassie in hindsight wasn’t one of my best ideas. The ending was a bit of a let down but it’s definitely a book that will stick with me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abortion
page_with_no_i's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
One of the most depressing books I have ever read. But a well-crafted story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abortion
sararm's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
The examination of corporate life in the tech sector is sharp and insightful. The way we are asked to pretend our jobs are part of our life mission, the way we allow them to overlap with our identity, how much our job signifies whether we've made it or not. And to do these pointless activities while living in a place filled with desperation, with an incoming pandemic and a climate crisis...
Ripe captures the utter hopelessness of this way of life, the failure at the core of it, so well. It's tense and stressful. This means that it's also fundamentally a hopeless, humourless novel. And you've got to wonder exactly what it wants to say, beyond I don't like it here.
Overall, I thought it was a bit uneven. The prose was largely wonderful, but the dialogue felt so so unnatural and stilted and the friendships, family and office dynamics rang a bit false. There is a particularly unbelievable fight with Nicole and Maria which took me out of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion
marmalou_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
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
4.0
“Once you get one job, then you get another job, and another job after that, and on and on. The years accumulate. Nothing about me has changed except the scale of my life“.
Found some of the imagery slightly repetitive but really enjoyed this book. Some dark themes and quite a tense read. 4 ⭐️ overall.
TW: burn-out, suicide, abortion, drugs, depression, bullying
Found some of the imagery slightly repetitive but really enjoyed this book. Some dark themes and quite a tense read. 4 ⭐️ overall.
TW: burn-out, suicide, abortion, drugs, depression, bullying
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Drug use
smokingintherain's review
dark
emotional
sad
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
3.25
This book made me sad in an existential way. Specifically regarding job choices and choosing to try to "fake it till you make it" at being happy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion
nathiddles_106's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Suicide
whimsy_and_rigor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you are a woman in tech, this will likely be a hard book to read. Or maybe it will validate all the feelings and experiences you’ve had.
If you have ever experienced depression, this will likely be a hard book to read. Or it will validate all the feelings and experiences you’ve had with depression. The black hole that follows her is a little on the nose, but it is powerful.
Her relationship with her father is so precious 🤍
I didn’t love the ending. At all. Especially as a woman who had had similar experiences.
If you have ever experienced depression, this will likely be a hard book to read. Or it will validate all the feelings and experiences you’ve had with depression. The black hole that follows her is a little on the nose, but it is powerful.
Her relationship with her father is so precious 🤍
I didn’t love the ending. At all. Especially as a woman who had had similar experiences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion and Drug use
camdelo96'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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide, and Drug use
loonaglow's review
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
saw far too much of myself in cassie and i love the use of a black hole to describe depression and family issues
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion