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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   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

Awesome April


Surprisingly, I had a really good reading phase in April. I guess I'm paying for it now because I reached a kind of burn-out, but it was still nice to read so much lit last month. I guess I'm surprised because this is what my attention was mostly focused on in April.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
That's right. I watched all the seasons back to back and loved it so much that I had withdrawal symptoms.

Books of the month

A Thread of SkyFar to Go

Other Reads

Miss Entropia and the Adam BombCoralineKira-KiraThe Kitchen DaughterThe UncouplingThe Long GoodbyeThe OdysseyThe Coffins of Little HopeIn ZanesvilleWherever Nina Lies

Reviews posted
  1. Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb by George Rabasa
  2. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (WOW!)
  3. A Thread of Sky by Deanna Fei (WOW!)
  4. Far to Go by Alison Pick (WOW!)
  5. The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke
  6. The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
Traveling with my books this year
Most of the books I read in April have been set in the US. I never really track the geography when I read, I just pick whichever book I want to read, irrespective of the setting, so it's always nice to look at the map at the end of the month.

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Comments

Samantha 1020 said…
Wow! You had a wonderful month of reading in April! I've been wanting to read The Uncoupling but haven't picked it up yet. Hopefully May will be just as good of a reading month for you :)
Misha said…
I agree with Samantha - you read some awesome books in April. Can you believe I have never watched
Buffy the Vampire Slayer??!! I might be the only person who hasn't.
hcmurdoch said…
I got far to go on my iPad and think I am going to read that instead of others that I had in my plans. I watched Twin Peaks seasons back to back, I love that feeling!
Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said…
Buffy! I was just thinking I should watch some old episodes. So glad you liked it. I use to adore it.
Carrie D-L said…
That is a good reading month! Confession: I've still never watched Season 7 of Buffy because I don't want it to be over, but I think I'm gearing up for a summer marathon to finally do it. *deep breath*
Marie said…
I don't pay attention to "where" I read until the end of the year when I tally it up for a year-end post. Then, I love seeing all the places I've been- there's always something that surprises me!
Athira / Aths said…
Well, May turned to be a bummer, since I started with a rut. But on the plus side, I'm ending on a spree.
Athira / Aths said…
 You should watch Buffy! And you aren't the only person. It's a fantastic show!
Athira / Aths said…
I can't wait to find the next series to watch back to back!
Athira / Aths said…
 I'm so glad that I watched it!!
Athira / Aths said…
Haha! I get what you mean. I was so sad when we eventually reached the last season. I didn't want it to end.
Athira / Aths said…
I would prefer doing it at the end of the year. I tried doing that last year but it was so overwhelming to list all those books. Plus, some of them - although I knew which country they were set in, I couldn't always remember the states or cities.