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...
I was looking for the Sunday Salon post template when I noticed that my last TSS post went up a month ago. That got me thinking about what I was doing the last four Sundays! Two of them disappeared in my lovely vacation, the other two must have got obscured in sheer laziness. My resolution this year
It's been two weeks since I got back from my vacation, but I had a really wonderful time. It's great to be back to routine also - for the first time in months, I'm having some semblance of a schedule.
I'm sure you have seen this before - If you entered your birth date into BibliOZ, you can see the books that were on the NY Times bestsellers list the week you were born. I had been looking for something of the sort for a while, so I was quite excited to see "my" list. And here's what I found:
| Fiction | Nonfiction | |
| 1 | And the Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmeyer | Wired by Bob Woodward |
| 2 | Full Circle by Danielle Steel | The Kennedys: An American Drama by Peter Collier and David Horowitz |
| 3 | The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum | The Nightmare Years: 1930-1940 by William L. Shirer |
| 4 | Lincoln by Gore Vidal | The Fire from Within by Carlos Castaneda |
| 5 | The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour | In God's Name by David A. Yallop |
| 6 | The Haj by Leon Uris | First Lady from Plains by Rosalynn Carter |
| 7 | Deep Six by Clive Cussler | The March of Folly by Barbara W. Tuchman |
| 8 | The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike | One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty |
| 9 | The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss | Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck |
| 10 | The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch | Past Imperfect by Joan Collins |
| 11 | Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert | Balls by Graig Nettles and Peter Golenbock |
| 12 | Him with his Foot in his Mouth and Other Stories by Saul Bellow | Mayor by Edward I. Koch with William Rauch |
| 13 | Possessions by Judith Michael | Powerplay by Mary Cunningham with Fran Schumer |
| 14 | Descent from Xanadu by Harold Robbins | Caveat by Alexander M. Haig Jr |
| 15 | Warday by Whitley Strieber and James W. Kunetka | Good Morning Merry Sunshine by Bob Greene |
I was surprised to see that I have actually read one book from the list, and heard of a few others. I read Full Circle by Danielle Steel, during my teen years, when I worshiped her. I don't read her books anymore, but every time I see one of her books in the book stands at Walmart or Target, it gets me nostalgic. I didn't have the time to check out any of the other books, so I thought I'll ask you all instead - have you heard of any of these books?
Before I put my pen down, guess what has been keeping me busy for the past two days?
Question for you: Because I'm gearing up for Bloggiesta next weekend, I'm beginning to make a list of changes I plan to make on my blog. One of them is about third-party commenting system. If you have used IntenseDebate or Disqus or any other comment plugin on your blog, what is your opinion about it. Do you like it, or is it too much of a hassle? Do you prefer any particular comment system?
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Have a great week Aths.
As I had mentioned last week, I have started a weekly feature on Sunday, Sharing Poetry With You, where I would be sharing any poem that has made an impact on me. It could be a classic one or a contemporary one, and anything in between. Do check out what poem I share today by clicking on Sunday Salon: Sharing Poetry With You. You are invited to convey your thoughts on the poem posted. In one word or many words..your choice!
I also use Intense debate on my blog. I love it. I hate blogger system so this is perfect way of having a commenting system on my blog while still being able to stay with blogger.
But since I have them, I'll probably read them at some point.
I haven't used Intense Debate, but when I comment with it, it works out fine. With Blogger, I like when people set it up for Name/URL options at the bottom, because then you can click the name to get to the link.
Here's my salon:
http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/the-sunday-salon-jan-16/
Gautami, I'm coming over to check your new feature! It sounds cool!
Hillary, foursquare sure is addicting! I'm having a hard time convincing myself that I don't need to go out anywhere today. I'm inclined towards Intense Debate, glad to read that you like it!
Kathy, so that's one more book on my TBR! I really should consider reading Dr. Zhivago sometime!
Samantha, Sunday = Laziness Uninterrupted! LOL!
Ash, I did hear about foursquare over the summer, but I somehow managed not to do it - I was toooo busy then. Now though, sigh... Welcome back, Ash!
Laurel, my problem with Steel's books is the same - recycled plots, similar emotions. It's so disappointing!
Aarti, disappointing, isn't it, when you haven't heard of even half the books on a list?
For a third party commenting system I have noticed that Discuss is easy to use and has quick access to social networks like Twitter and Facebook.