Joanne Ramos – Cannonball Read 17

Bodily Farm

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

April 8, 2021 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

The Farm is a story about high-end surrogacy – who runs it, who uses it, and who provides it. But it is also so much more than that. It is a meaningful examination of womanhood and all the ways women inadvertently hurt each other, when all we are trying to do is help. It is quietly heartbreaking, yet non-judgemental. The central character is Jane – an immigrant from the Philippines who lives with her fellow immigrants in a shared dormitory with her baby. Jane progresses […]

Who wants to buy a baby?

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

November 28, 2020 by fablespeak Leave a Comment

The Farm is definitely a slow burner with some nice science fiction/dystopian society flavors. It’s the story of a corporation banking off of designer babies. “The Farm” locates disenfranchised women, impregnates them, and sells their babies to the rich and wealthy. The women receive compensation for their babies but the concept is still horrifying. The Farm is a facility built to keep these women extremely healthy – anything they need, they get – they also don’t get everything they want. No Snickers bars available in […]

Farming for Babies

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

October 18, 2020 by Claire Badger Leave a Comment

Everyday, on my walk to work, I pass by a park full of Filipino caretakers watching over and playing with little white children. The neighbourhood I walk through is pretty gentrified, and it’s clear these women are nannies and not the mothers of these little ones. This time of day is as much the socialization time for each caretaker as it is for the children, and I can hear them speaking in their native tongue and sitting to the side having close talks with their […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

Help Our Mission