Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

4 reviews

epellicci's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Complicated, unsettling, and fraught. In a lot of ways The Farm remined me of The Handmaids Tale. It tells the story of Jane, a young  Filipino mother who winds up working as a surrogate mother for the rich clients of an organisation that controls and manipulates her life. Both uncomfortable and a complete page-turner, it discusses race, women's rights, class and power in equal measure and encourages its readers to really engage with the characters. An excellent read.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Abortion and Toxic friendship

Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Slavery

vivboyd98's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Miscarriage

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

canadabooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abortion and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit and Racism