Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.
Books completed last week
I didn't do much reading this week, mainly because of work burnout. I spent much of the weekend sleeping and catching up with my online life. Here's what I finished:
- A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
- Push by Sapphire
Books reviewed
- The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice (Audio Book)
- Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden (Don't forget to sign up for a giveaway of Glorious)
I am currently reading
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman: A friend of mine in Goodreads recommended this book to me. It's reading a bit slow, but it's getting interesting. Laura Lippman's writing style is definitely captivating.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling: I couldn't make much progress on this book over the week, but I can't wait to get back to My reading plans for the next week
Lately, I've read some good reviews of The
Lumby Lines
by Gail Fraser. The synopsis of this book has interested me enough to want to try this, I haven't read much lit on the laid-back mid-west, so this is something that I am looking forward to.
The other two are group reads for two of my book clubs. Susan @ Black-Eyed Susan's first recommended Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman. It's been a really long time since I last read a book based in India (hint, hint to self). It will be as close to returning home as possible, for now.
Two months back, I read a lot of reviews of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. The subject matter and the reviews interested me enough to want to read this. I am not sure if I will get the time to get to it, but it's worth a try!
The other two are group reads for two of my book clubs. Susan @ Black-Eyed Susan's first recommended Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman. It's been a really long time since I last read a book based in India (hint, hint to self). It will be as close to returning home as possible, for now.
Two months back, I read a lot of reviews of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. The subject matter and the reviews interested me enough to want to read this. I am not sure if I will get the time to get to it, but it's worth a try!
Did you sign-up for the Glorious giveaway?
Comments
I finished of the Goblet of Fire this week and am starting on Order of the Phoenix. Ah, good old hoggy Hogwarts (isn't that what the sorting hat sings?)
Here is my Monday: http://thelostentwife.net/2010/05/02/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-19/
Here's mine:
Bibliobabe
Happy reading this week!
Have a great week of reading!
I'm at work burn out right now. Obviously, because I'm avoiding my paper. Goblet of Fire is my favorite HP book. Hope you're enjoying it!
Have a great week!