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A review by mtomchek
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter
4.0
"Sometimes, all it takes to fall in love is one small detail."
"Even an oil spill has a rainbow sheen, an iridescent shimmer that trembles over its darkness. Life is this way, too: half stuttering, half beauty."
"A singularity is a region of infinite density, where the laws of space and time as we know them cease to exist. It is the ultimate no-man's land where all matter is compressed down into an immeasurably tiny point."
Wow...so dark and sad but REAL. We follow Cassie as she moves to San Francisco, to work for some Silicon Valley start-up, engulfed in the world of techies, capitalism, high rent, and the emptiness of society. Her parents, specifically her mother, always having high expectations, holding disappointment often, Cassie struggles to be good enough. She is followed by a 'black hole' and notices all the inequalities of her surroundings, all the sadness, all the darkness. It is intensely depressing. But real, nonetheless. I now empathize with this group of people, some hiding beneath the long hours, the constant movement, not noticing their surroundings. I felt for Cassie, and often wanted to be her friend to hug her and console her.
Riveting, touching, and deep. Prepare yourself before reading this one. Sarah Rose Etter, well done, seriously.
"Even an oil spill has a rainbow sheen, an iridescent shimmer that trembles over its darkness. Life is this way, too: half stuttering, half beauty."
"A singularity is a region of infinite density, where the laws of space and time as we know them cease to exist. It is the ultimate no-man's land where all matter is compressed down into an immeasurably tiny point."
Wow...so dark and sad but REAL. We follow Cassie as she moves to San Francisco, to work for some Silicon Valley start-up, engulfed in the world of techies, capitalism, high rent, and the emptiness of society. Her parents, specifically her mother, always having high expectations, holding disappointment often, Cassie struggles to be good enough. She is followed by a 'black hole' and notices all the inequalities of her surroundings, all the sadness, all the darkness. It is intensely depressing. But real, nonetheless. I now empathize with this group of people, some hiding beneath the long hours, the constant movement, not noticing their surroundings. I felt for Cassie, and often wanted to be her friend to hug her and console her.
Riveting, touching, and deep. Prepare yourself before reading this one. Sarah Rose Etter, well done, seriously.