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.
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I almost forgot about this post, with all the drama that happened here during Bloggiesta. I didn't read during the weekend at all, so I have to catch up this week.
Books completed in the last week
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova: I have to say that I am disappointed with this book. Still Alice was one of my favorite reads last year, so it hurts to say that, but this book was dry and boring most of the time.News from over my blog
I posted a book and movie review of Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane/Martin Scorsese. Read about my other obsession - yeah, something not to do with books. Bloggiesta pretty much ruled my weekend. I got a lot done over a total of 21 hours, but now I'm saturated.Books on my nightstand
It's been a slow reading month for me. I guess it has to do with all the bookkeeping and housekeeping that January brings with it. I hope I get more time to read during the week.
Eaarth by Bill McKibben: I have a few more pages to go before I'm done with this. There was plenty of eye-popping and eye-widening moments here - I'm really glad I read this one.
The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life by Jasmin Darznik:
I love this book so far. It's hard putting it down every time. Jasmin's writing is engaging, and the story is very riveting. I'm also loving the setting - Iran, and enjoy learning so much about this place.
Comments
Have a super week!
Yeah isn't Left Neglected disappointing? Can't wait to read your full review (well I hope you'd do one anyway) so I'm glad to hear it's not just me... I'd read some really positive reviews of it before it was release so my expectations were even higher than before!
I finished my Cybils reading and posted a lot of nonfiction reviews. Come see what I'm reading now.
I like your new blog look.
Enjoy your week!
Happy readingg