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Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

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itsallsoupnow's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

I viewed ripe as one of those books that just reassured us that the world is as fu*ked up as we know it to be.

sushen's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-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

3.0

An incredibly demoralising read about the day to day reality of being stuck in a capitalistic society. Very well written but it gets too repetitive for me. Whilst I understand that the repetitiveness and bleakness is the whole point, I still feel like it could be addressed in a way that would make for a more compelling read.

esoler25's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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? Yes

3.25

es_blackwood's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

the writing is so great and i was also deeply depressed the entire time

chelsduran's review against another edition

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5.0

This book resonated so much with me as a corporate girlie who’s soooo exhausted with life.
It is very well written, and I liked the format. It has a lot of metaphors and scientific references which I appreciated because it also stimulated my mind.

It's a 5-star read for me. And I might re-read it because it felt comforting even though the story is depressing. I guess it's just reassuring to know that you're not alone, that a girl like me is also experiencing what I've been going through. The story's setting is timely as well to what the world and our generation are dealing with now.

kjyles29's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

chanelchapters's review against another edition

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4.0

Reminded me of A Year Of Rest & Relaxation.
I really enjoyed the writing style and loved the cover.
This book is depressing - you can feel the weight of the “black hole” on her and the characters passiveness is frustrating but believable.
Would read more from this author.

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a_dja's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-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

2.25

persephonestar's review against another edition

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2.0

it was an okay read but painfully unoriginal and the symbolism and metaphors (black hole, persephone, cassandra) were very on the nose
also, for all the times this black hole, while ‘cheap’, was mentioned I felt like there could have been more to it to salvage it but alas

lpdx's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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

2.75

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