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A good Story that is well suited to learning the english language. So far I have found all books by Tom Rob Smith great.

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Crime and Paranoia in rural Sweden

Tom Rob Smith knows how to spin a decent yarn and this book is no exception. "The Farm" might not have the heart wrenching agony, nor the fast paced action of "Child 44", but it is a gripping story nonetheless.
James Langton and Suzanne Toren are the voices of the two main characters, of Daniel and his mother Tilda and both do a great job. The voices match the characters perfectly, spoiled and stupefied Daniel and haunted Tilda.

Daniel, a gay young man, who lives with his partner in London does not have a clue of the difficulties, his parents are faced with on their farm in Sweden, where they retired to. Obviously he missed a lot during his pampered childhood and it comes as a big surprise to him, when his father suddenly calls him to tell him that his mother has run from a mental institution and cannot be found. Hours later his mother shows up in London with a bizarre story of child abuse and murder in the area, where she lives. She fears for her life and asks Daniel for help.

Daniel as well as the reader have a hard time to decide, whether the story is the product of a paranoid mind or the danger is real. More and more will be revealed, but we do not get a final answer yet.

Tom Rob Smith skillfully puts the pieces together. Sometimes you might get annoyed by Tilda's roundabout way of telling her story or by Daniel's cluelessness, but this is all part of the narrative, as you will find out.

A great story by all means with a surprising, but very plausible ending.

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Good story hampered by poor voice acting

The story was quite good with a very interesting and gripping outset.

But the voice acting, especially the female parts were really annoying. Especially the bad foreign accents and the main voice. Made it really hard for me to push through this book, despite the interesting story.

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A captivating read!

One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in recent years. Rich, deep characters, a great plot, and a fascinating, totally unforeseeable ending. Highly recommended!

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I got to chapter 6 before refunding.

The book started out strong, but once Tilda (Protagonist's mother) starts telling her story it starts grating. The voice acting is not great. Maybe a bit mismatched, but my main gripe is how the characters (MOTHER AND ADULT CHILD) talk. It is like listening to an alien's best approximation of what humans sound like.
The mother expresses herself like one would write a book so that the audience can get exposition... instead of talking like you would to a family member, which is what she is doing.
An example: When the describes her childhood to her SON, she mentions her father instead of "your grandfather". Also, as her son, does he know NOTHING about her childhood/father/whatever? If not WHY not?
The example sounds trivial, but the whole conversation is FULL of little things that pull you out of your immersion.
About 2h in. I just wanted it to stop.

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