"Surreal . . . visceral . . .
Ripe has a dark, delicious edge." –
TIME "Sharp . . . absorbing . . . unforgettable . . . Etter's exquisite prose powers the book. . . . [She] expertly diverts the novel from neat or didactic tropes. . . . [and] accomplishes what we seek in fiction: a deeply human connection." –
New York Times Book Review, a Best California Book of the Year "A dark look at the underbelly of capitalism. . . . Sarah Rose Etter is a prophet for the sad girls." –
NYLON "A novel like no other. . . . Etter's work is undoubtedly surreal, but then so is American life today. She knows how to channel its contradictions because she lives them. . .
. Ripe hits very close to home." –
Los Angeles Times "A masterclass in creating tension. . . . This is the kind of novel that reminds us that the apocalypse is now. Dystopia is here." –
Roxane Gay "It's impossible to not feel pulled into Sarah Rose Etter's
Ripe, a beautifully paced 2023 novel featuring an intimate inner voice and a surreal, sinister plot. . . . At times darkly funny, this is a razor-sharp and honest portrayal of late-stage capitalism in the tech sphere." –
Huffington Post, Best Books of 2023 "An explosive narrative of a woman coming undone as the world burns. . . . A deliciously bitter irony pervades. . . . A scathing look at corporate greed and its many dire consequences, this is deeply felt and cathartic." –
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "At once grim and playful,
Ripe succeeds where other dystopian novels sometimes fail, by emphasizing the personal and particular agony of a single frazzled rat in the capitalist maze."
–Philadelphia Inquirer "An existential page-turner . . . super dark and very funny . . . Etter yanks you into Cassie's deep, meaningless void, and I've never had a more enjoyable time wading through this specific level of hell."
–Jezebel
