RIPE is probably one of the most bizarre books I've read in a while. When I put it down, I actually had to think about how I felt about it-- did I like it? The writing style is very clean and spare, but the story itself is a downer: a depressed woman experiencing existential angst is working a tech job that she hates, and her CEO is asking her to do increasingly immoral things to keep her job.
Based on the back blurb, I was a little confused about what this book was actually about. I thought this would explore the relationship between the heroine and her boss more, but he was more of a secondary character. The blurb also makes it sound like they have a sexual relationship because it's so vague, but she's involved with a chef whose name we never learn, but who is in an "open" relationship.
Overall, this was a decent read. I wouldn't read it again but I would read more by this author.
3 out of 5 stars
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