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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
I'm between three and four stars, but I'll give it 4 because the character development was supreme, especially since each chapter alternates. I thought it was incredible to do so from third person versus first. I didn't have any idea what the point was or where the story was going until 80% of the way through the book. Even then, I was a little disappointed at the ending. I understand the book is largely social commentary with special consideration to culture, immigration, gender, and power differentials, but wish there was a little more oomph to the story's main action point 80% through the book. Overall, I found it entertaining, but not sure if i would recommend it or not.
3.5. Imagine Canyon Ranch, only the guests of free to leave and they are all surrogates, young women impregnated with the eggs of wealthy donors. It is a light easy read that still raises a number of important issues, wage inequality, women’s subjugation, race, fetal rights.
(I do not do star ratings anymore, as I don't think they are a fair assessment to literature.)
Think of the movie Parasite, but make it about poor women (mostly immigrants and POC) incubating the babies of the rich elite. This book also explores the disturbing truths of rich people outsourcing childcare to those that can barely afford to care for their own families.
What. A. Book. Can definitely see this being a thriller film in the future. A great read in today's times when women's agency over their bodies is under threat. Classim, racism, and capitalism are explored through the lens of baby creation. 10/10, a must for any home library.
Think of the movie Parasite, but make it about poor women (mostly immigrants and POC) incubating the babies of the rich elite. This book also explores the disturbing truths of rich people outsourcing childcare to those that can barely afford to care for their own families.
What. A. Book. Can definitely see this being a thriller film in the future. A great read in today's times when women's agency over their bodies is under threat. Classim, racism, and capitalism are explored through the lens of baby creation. 10/10, a must for any home library.
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Interesting concept that kept me engaged in the story throughout. The novel poses a lot of interesting questions about the commodification of people in contemporary society and the inequities that are baked in. Not sure how I feel about the ending though and I did not love the audio format. I wish I would have read it in print.
Loved this. Not quite the modern extension of The Handmaid’s Tale as it’s been billed, but great and thought-provoking all the same. Loved and hated (or was annoyed by) all the protagonists, the author makes you feel their stories deeply. And the moral dilemmas presented by the premise of the novel are really compelling and relevant.
Interesting premise (and set in the Berkshires which I always love)...but sorta meh. Didn't end how I thought it would or would have liked it to....
The Farm felt stagnant. I had high hopes for this, but it landed short of the premise, which reeled me in. The "twist" at the end fell flat, and I think it was due to the character perspective it was told from. The Farm is told in multiple perspectives: two hosts, the creator of the Farm, and the woman taking care of a Host's child. The twist was told from the least interesting perspective of it, from the perspective of the person who already knew about it and we did not see the reactions of the characters who would feel the ramifications of it. There were moments of brilliance, moments of meaning, and other moments that felt removed from the emotion.
The Farm is about impoverished women working as surrogates to wealthy families at a place called Golden Oaks. In many ways this story felt like a modern sister of The Handmaid’s Tale in the way that women in the story lose control of their body and other choices. I connected with the characters and the impossible choices they needed to make to survive and support their family. This books raises a lot of timely ethical questions and leaves the reader thinking about what they’d do in these situations. I enjoyed the alternate perspective story. The ending felt abrupt and I was hoping for more, but overall I enjoyed this thought provoking story.