Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A Quinta by Joanne Ramos

5 reviews

saskiahill's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders

epellicci's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Complicated, unsettling, and fraught. In a lot of ways The Farm remined me of The Handmaids Tale. It tells the story of Jane, a young  Filipino mother who winds up working as a surrogate mother for the rich clients of an organisation that controls and manipulates her life. Both uncomfortable and a complete page-turner, it discusses race, women's rights, class and power in equal measure and encourages its readers to really engage with the characters. An excellent read.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Terminal illness

vivboyd98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

canadabooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Kidnapping and Abortion

Minor: Racism and Vomit