A review by amybookyhands
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

This was a hypnotisingly vivid and often painful read about a young woman struggling with the brutal culture of the Silicon Valley company she works at (and the general horror of late stage capitalism)

This was not, in any way, a pleasant reading experience, but I couldn't tear myself away from the visceral prose and mounting tension threading its way throughout the book.

If you're a fan of Sylvia Plath or Lisa Taddeo, I think this will be right up your street.
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