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A review by theknitterwithabook
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It was an interesting read. I was expecting more mystery or a more dystopian-like setting. I got neither.
This is a contemporary fiction that tackles the problems of capitalism, elitism and morality.
We follow Jane, an Philippines immigrant, who tries to find work in America while caring for her baby girl. She is offered an opportunity to earn a considerable amount of money in exchange to being a surrogate mother. The only issue is that she will be separated from her baby for the duration of the pregnancy. It is hard for Jane to be away from her daughter whom she left in the care of her cousin.
The Golden Oaks accommodates the "hosts", the surrogate mothers. We soon realize that they are all immigrant, sometimes paperless, and all of color, and the owners are wealthy rich people mostly caucasians. The place doesn't feel that safe and is never acting in the best interest of the Hosts but of the buyer of the baby.
This was a challenging read. You carry a feeling of uneasiness all through this book. The women are almost considered as cattle and it feels so wrong.
This is a contemporary fiction that tackles the problems of capitalism, elitism and morality.
We follow Jane, an Philippines immigrant, who tries to find work in America while caring for her baby girl. She is offered an opportunity to earn a considerable amount of money in exchange to being a surrogate mother. The only issue is that she will be separated from her baby for the duration of the pregnancy. It is hard for Jane to be away from her daughter whom she left in the care of her cousin.
The Golden Oaks accommodates the "hosts", the surrogate mothers. We soon realize that they are all immigrant, sometimes paperless, and all of color, and the owners are wealthy rich people mostly caucasians. The place doesn't feel that safe and is never acting in the best interest of the Hosts but of the buyer of the baby.
This was a challenging read. You carry a feeling of uneasiness all through this book. The women are almost considered as cattle and it feels so wrong.
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion