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booktwitcher23's review
4.0
Very nostalgic in the true sense of the word, this is a lushly written book.
seriouslybookedup's review
4.0
I love a good family saga. In “The Farm,” a trio of siblings reminisce on the history of the family farm located in the remote mountains of Colombia. Pilar, ever-loyal and selfless, wants to keep the farm in the family, no matter what it takes. Eva, traumatized by nearly being murdered at the farm by a local gang, wants nothing to do with it. And, Antonio, the baby of the family, is obsessed with researching the genealogy of the family and their familial roots in the country.
Beautifully written with such vivid perspectives from each character, I was wholly invested in the fate of these siblings and the farm. Except for Antonio – insufferably boring Antonio – who droned on and on in painful detail about the family tree. And, there’s a few things about Antonio that felt a little problematic to me, specifically his troubled relationship with his black husband. And, how he’s so utterly aloof and selfish.
This turned out to be one of my favorite reads of the month despite how much I dreaded Antonio’s chapters. I highly recommend it for fans of Latin American literature.
Beautifully written with such vivid perspectives from each character, I was wholly invested in the fate of these siblings and the farm. Except for Antonio – insufferably boring Antonio – who droned on and on in painful detail about the family tree. And, there’s a few things about Antonio that felt a little problematic to me, specifically his troubled relationship with his black husband. And, how he’s so utterly aloof and selfish.
This turned out to be one of my favorite reads of the month despite how much I dreaded Antonio’s chapters. I highly recommend it for fans of Latin American literature.
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