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saskiahill's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
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
sarahb919's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol
jillaay_h's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
sarahmarie094's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Racism, Trafficking, and Classism
badvision's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Abortion
danidellandrea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Classism
kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Author: Joanne Ramos
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 2.5
Pub Date: May 7, 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Provocative • Underwhelming • Measured
📖 S Y N O P S I S
"The Farm" is a high end facility offering amazing amenities and top notch care to women they've recruited to be surrogates for wealthy wannabe parents. The "hosts" offer their bodies in return for a big payout when they deliver the babies, a payout that promises to change their lives. Meet June, a single mother from the Philippines, who strongly encourage by her Aunt, decides to apply to be a 'host' in order to offer her daughter a better future in America.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The premise for The Farm, Joanne Ramos' debut novel, sounded so intriguing I couldn't stop myself from picking up a copy. The concept was amazing, and the themes of motherhood, capitalism, immigration and reproductive right were thought-provoking, however, the execution was unsatisfying. This supposed dystopian world seemed way too plausible, and although the characters felt real, I took very little interest in any of the perspectives.
What really irked me was that the whole way through there was this underlying sense building of something awful happening at the farm, but that turned out to be nothing and I was left feeling very underwhelmed. The one thing this book did do well was raise lively discussion around a variety of topics.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
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🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"She always said that worst thing you can do to a child is raise it with too much softness, because the world is hard. But Jane is not sure. There are people who move through the world like they own it, and the world seems to bend to their demands."
Graphic: Pregnancy and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Racism, and Abortion
zombiezami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Slavery, and Excrement
Eugenics, Colorism