Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

11 reviews

sarahrosebooknook's review against another edition

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

pasadenaellie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

is this a “a surreal journey through our late-capitalist hellscape and 
 a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life,” or is it just what it’s like to live in san francisco?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ourladyofcats's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

virgcole398's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.75

If you’re struggling with your mental health or healing from narcissistic abuse, please don’t read this book. It just hit too close to home…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

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

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

literary_nikki's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Uhm. Well. Aye. This was fucking bleak. Observant, sharp, and bloody tragic. I've been reading through other reviews to see what other people have said about this book and one reviewer said "don't read this if you're on the edge of a breakdown" and I think that's exactly where I went wrong. It is beautifully written, don't get me wrong, the author is talented - it's deeply satirical, the imagery is something else, treading that line between grotesque and beautiful, and the narrative kept me turning the pages, but jeezo, it's filled me with an emptiness and overwhelming sense of dread. It's intense and horrific. Ooft. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Alcohol

dustghosts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Child abuse, Infertility, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

leefox's review

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

caidyn's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This is a perfect one sitting book. Once I started it, I had to finish it. And it's a hard one to rate because it's all about capitalism and classism and the pressure of working in a corporate office.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Classism, and Drug use

Moderate: Abortion

syellico's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship