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The Farm

Tom Rob Smith

Finish date: March 25, 2015

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May 12, 2014 Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space rated it it was amazing

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Review: THE FARM by Tom Rob Smith

The core of this novel is Perception: how do we see as we do? Why? What colors our perceptions, and what cleanses them? How do we discern truth in another? How, even, in ourselves?

THE FARM didn't just keep me guessing: I remained on tenterhooks from first page to last, never really trusting any of the characters' accounts, and at the last, was rewarded with a series of heart-wrenching revelations. Author Tom Rob Smith has created a perturbing, thought-provoking, ...more

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Jul 01, 2014 Sarah Koehler rated it liked it · review of another edition

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It took me a long time to read this, considering I usually read a book in a few days. I just couldn't really get into the story, though the last 50 or so pages moved much more quickly. The portions of the sorry told by Tilde herself were often boring and in many cases, I felt that her story could have ended much sooner. I thought about only a 2 - star rating and it was only the last few pages that bumped it to 3 (and that's generous). in fact, the very last pages were frustrating. I'm glad that ...more

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