Ripe

So far one thing that I didn't like in one of the chapters on of the earlier ones I forgot which one it was in but anyway I didn't like where a little ducking got picked up by a crow and that didn't sit well with me at all. Why is the father of this girl an asshole and some parents want to have their kids close to home or not pushing them out of the house till they are ready to be on their own till at least kids figure out and have enough money to be on their own and apartment to live in. And it shouldn't be up to the parents to make up their children's minds on how they would live their lives and I didn't like this book or this story from beginning to the ending and also didn't like the part where animals were being used once about and this time they had to be locked in caged for some stupid party. Also I have found that Cassie was pretty annoying where if she was so worried about her period being late she should got checked out or took a pregnancy test and it was a good thing I didn't waste my money on being this one.

wildfires + covid was a crazy time, wasn’t expecting to see it depicted in a book this soon but it was kind of awesome in like a wow that WAS really scary moment

Ripe is definitely a captivating and thought-provoking read that manages to depict Cassie's deep sense of emptiness. The author's engaging and bold prose truly brings the story to life, showcasing the unique format of the book that skillfully alternates between Cassie's present and past experiences. However, what truly adds to the poignancy of the narrative is how the ever-present black hole consistently mirrors Cassie's emotions in every passing moment. It's a hauntingly beautiful, yet undeniably sad and somewhat discomforting journey.

sarah rose etter depicts so well the way our world works and how we're acclimatized to it –for the price of our humanity

cuando escribo una reseña hay dos pciones:
1) el libro me encantó, lo ame, es mí favorito.
2) el libro es una poronga, la verdad que no tendría que existir esto.

En este caso es la segunda. Comencé a leerlo porque tango la sinopsis como el nombre me llamaron la atención pero ahí quedó todo.

Entiendo totalmente la historia de cassie, la depresiva vida trabajando en un lugar donde es miserable en un ciudad donde no se termina de adaptar, o así lo veo yo. Pero no es una historia que digo _me cambió la vida _ porque no es así. Es completamente lineal: tiene depresión > habla de un agujero negro que en momentos es grande y en momentos es chico > se droga > vuelve al principio.

En si es una historia que no tiene que tener un progreso pero se termina volviendo repetitiva porque siempre vuelve al punto principal.

Lo único que rescató de acá es como estan separadas las.partes y las definiciones del comienzo de cada capítulo.

I'm a pin, this book is a bowling ball. It absolutely destroyed me.

If I took a drink every time she used “e.g.” or mentioned fruit or the black hole, I would be a very dead pickle

Ripe is definitely a captivating and thought-provoking read that manages to depict Cassie's deep sense of emptiness. The author's engaging and bold prose truly brings the story to life, showcasing the unique format of the book that skillfully alternates between Cassie's present and past experiences. However, what truly adds to the poignancy of the narrative is how the ever-present black hole consistently mirrors Cassie's emotions in every passing moment. It's a hauntingly beautiful, yet undeniably sad and somewhat discomforting journey.

I can tell this is putting me in a reading slump so its a DNF 13% in. There's other issues I have with this but ultimately i can't get over the colons. There are colons in sentences that would be perfectly fine without a colon. It wasn't bad at first but then it started to annoy me. And then it made me resentful, for some reason. If you search up where colons are in the book, there's one on about every page. Sometimes, more than once. There was a point where it was every other sentence. I'm sure it's not something that bothers others but once I noticed it, I couldn't stop noticing. So I guess my constructive criticism is to consider punctuation variety next time. My other main criticism is that there were too many lists (usually after a colon! how funny). I didn't feel grounded in plot or physical details because they always came in the form of a list.

I appreciate what it's trying to do. I'm sure it has a great message and I'm sure it will be very popular. I just can't get over these things quite yet.