A review by anjadevries
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
4.0
Hmm I’m not sure where to start with this one. It was a interesting and compelling read which has a similar story line to The Handmaids tale and while I quite enjoyed it, I did find it a hard read. There are 4 povs that make up the story, but the main focus is Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines. Her pov is written mainly in broken english it seems, so this coupled with the multiple narratives means there is a lot going on and you really have to pay attention. Some parts of the book I also found quite confusing as parts of the story line would start and stop and weren’t sometimes explained till later on.
Overall I think it was a great book, it was gripping and had many factors of race, religion and gender as well as class, focusing on the rich exploiting those below them and just what lengths a mother would go to for their child.
For me, I would rate this 4 star and would recommend as long as you can give the story your full attention and really focus on the characters because it is worth it!
Overall I think it was a great book, it was gripping and had many factors of race, religion and gender as well as class, focusing on the rich exploiting those below them and just what lengths a mother would go to for their child.
For me, I would rate this 4 star and would recommend as long as you can give the story your full attention and really focus on the characters because it is worth it!