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
So I'm finally getting down to this post, which has taken much time to decide upon. Nothing like being last to the party. I'm finally throwing in my hat for the Book Blogger Appreciation Week, that will take place this year during the week of September 13-17.
What is Book Blogger Appreciation Week?
Book Blogger Appreciation Week is a week long festival celebrating the community of book bloggers and their contribution to preserving a culture of literacy through book reviews and recommendations, reading reflections, and general bookish chat. BBAW also includes an awards component. For more information on the BBAW 2010 Awards and how to participate, please visit the BBAW 2010 Awards Blog. BBAW events include daily blogging topics, blogger interview swaps, special guest posts, and so much more!I am choosing to nominate my blog for the niche category, Best Eclectic Book Blog, and the featured category, Best New Book Blog.
These are the five posts that I wish to nominate for the Best Eclectic Book Blog category:
- Denial by Jessica Stern
- Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
- Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
- Books from far, far away
- In which I name five fascinating bookish book-loving characters
These are the five posts that I wish to nominate for the Best New Book Blog category:
- Denial by Jessica Stern
- Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
- Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
- Books from far, far away
- In which I name five fascinating bookish book-loving characters
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