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
It sure has been some time since I blogged. I took two days off books and blogs and work, and now I'm back finally, with my grey cells tingling with an itch to browse blogs. If you have been following my blog, then you know that I just defended my thesis three days ago, and I've been basking in that sheer pleasure for the past few days. My brother's coming next week and I will be seeing him after more than a year. I still haven't seen my parents for more than a year, and it doesn't look likely that I will go home any time soon. But if things work out well, they'll come here next Spring. *Fingers crossed*
There's so much I have missed out on in the blogging world, and then there's a LOT of reading to catch up with. I planned to do a readathon this weekend, but that never happened. Instead, I spent part of the last two days at the Steppin' Out festival in Blacksburg, with friends. It's my last week in Blacksburg (hopefully not forever), so I want to spend some time at my favorite haunts over here.
Hopefully, I'll get some reading time today. I started with Blankets by Craig Thompson yesterday - I'm hoping to finish that within the next half hour. And then, I'm finally picking up The Passage by Justin Cronin. How has everyone's week been so far?
Happy reading and happy blogging!
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Here's my salon, at a new venue:
http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/the-sunday-salon-august-8/
Helen, I certainly agree! I had a wonderful time at the festival! I especially loved the pottery items I saw there. I ended up buying a mug, but if I had already moved to my new place, I would have bought more.
Kathy, I'm so glad I just did what I wanted and had loads of fun over the weekend. I can't wait to get back to blogging and reading now.
Marce, thank you so much! I will certainly miss this place, I sure hope to have loads of fun this week.